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La Plata County, CO


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Durango, CO
Designated Market Area: Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM-AZ-CO
USDA County Type (2025): Recreation/Tourism
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2024 population: 56,823   ( 1,185 from 2020)
Land area: 1689.7 square miles
Population density: 33.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:44,462 78.25% 1.4%
Black:3250.57% 3.8%
Indian:3,0675.40% 2.4%
Asian:4920.87% 21.2%
2+ races:1,0371.82% 0.1%
Hispanic:7,44013.09% 6.0%
Total non-White:12,36121.75% 5.0%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,822 8.2
Deaths:1,8978.5
Net Migration: 1,0864.9
Net Immigration: 1190.5
Change in White population:599 1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:586 1.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
55,638
43,86378.84%
3130.56%
2,9965.38%
4060.73%
1,0381.87%
7,02212.62%
11,77521.16%

2010
51,334
41,24580.35%
1760.34%
2,5544.98%
2960.58%
9491.85%
6,05611.80%
10,08919.65%

2000
43,941
36,16882.31%
1200.27%
2,2055.02%
1950.44%
5801.32%
4,57110.40%
7,77317.69%

1990
32,284
27,09283.92%
430.13%
1,3594.21%
1980.61%
n/a
3,59211.13%
5,19216.08%

1980
27,424
23,25484.79%
30.01%
9393.42%
510.19%
n/a
3,13711.44%
4,17015.21%

1970
19,199
14,63076.20%
220.11%
7383.84%
330.17%
n/a
3,71719.36%
4,569 23.80%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
4,881 9.5
3,0576.0
3,0806.0
-60-0.1
2,618 5.1
1,686 3.3
2000's
NumberRate
4,928 11.2
2,4255.5
4,98911.4
2720.6
5,077 11.6
2,316 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
4,365 13.5
2,2657.0
7,20922.3
1790.6
9,076 28.1
2,581 8.0
1980's
NumberRate
4,937 18.0
1,949 7.1
1,844 6.7
n/a
3,838 14.0
1,022 3.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,145 32.0
n/a
8,624 44.9
-399 -2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for La Plata County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
41.8
10,200 9.1%
102,261 90.9%
10,647 9.5%
22,691
2.39
14,003 61.7%
11,660 83.3%
885 6.3%
8,688 38.3%

2010
NumberPercent
38.4
10,512 20.5%
40,822 79.5%
5,979 11.6%
21,100
2.35
12,982 61.5%
10,393 80.1%
1,000 7.7%
8,118 38.5%

2000
NumberPercent
35.5
9,948 22.6%
33,993 77.4%
4,102 9.3%
17,346
2.43
10,945 63.1%
8,748 79.9%
897 8.2%
6,401 36.9%

1990
NumberPercent
31.5
8,308 25.7%
23,976 74.3%
3,188 9.9%
11,963
2.56
8,053 67.3%
6,502 80.7%
731 9.1%
3,910 32.7%

1980
NumberPercent
27.9
7,243 26.4%
20,181 73.6%
2,393 8.7%
9,792
2.68
6,867 70.1%
5,974 87.0%
414 6.0%
2,925 29.9%

2022 Housing Data for La Plata County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units28,233 
Median Value$497,800 
Occupied22,69180.4%
Vacant5,54219.6%
Owned16,03670.7%
Rented6,65529.3%
Median Rent$1,344 
Single-Family Units19,00067.3%
    Detached17,50962.0%
    Attached1,4915.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units3,41712.1%
Mobile Homes3,51412.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for La Plata County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006402.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996122.7%
$15,000 to $19,9999364.1%
$20,000 to $24,9997853.5%
$25,000 to $29,9991,0304.5%
$30,000 to $34,9999774.3%
$35,000 to $39,9998103.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996612.9%
$45,000 to $49,9998133.6%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2045.3%
$60,000 to $74,9992,0018.8%
$75,000 to $99,9993,16814.0%
$100,000 to $124,9992,28810.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991,8688.2%
$150,000 to $199,9992,57911.4%
$200,000 or more2,31910.2%
Median Household Income81,936 
Per Capita Income44,614 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state97 
Compared to U.S.110 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4962.2%
Public Assistance5302.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,7577.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed23,73974.8%
Unemployed8302.6%
In Armed Forces220.1%
Total Labor Force24,59177.5%
Not in Labor Force7,14922.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector9,1067,29655.5%
Non-Profit9841,41641.0%
Self-Employed3,1402,15159.3%
Local Government1,1841,60542.5%
State Government66373547.4%
Federal Government49040155.0%
Total Private + Self12,2469,44756.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.3,3214,15744.4%
Total15,56713,60453.4%
Pct. Govt.17.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4,98417.0%
Sales and Office Occupations6,64622.7%
Professional, Technical7,61826.1%
Service Occupations4,86016.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1460.5%
All others5,12717.5%
White Collar 65.8%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade4,05613.9%
Health care and social assistance3,96713.6%
Educational services2,8619.8%
Construction2,6118.9%
Accommodation and food services2,3708.1%
Professional, scientific, technical2,2057.5%
Public administration1,6765.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,2884.4%
Other services1,2394.2%
Manufacturing1,0193.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9393.2%
Finance and insurance9153.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing6972.4%
Wholesale trade6842.3%
Transportation and warehousing6662.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5952.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5742.0%
Utilities4781.6%
Information3811.3%
Management140.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for La Plata County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican3,4566.17%
Puerto Rican900.16%
Cuban890.16%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1190.21%
Costa Rican880.16%
Guatemalan290.05%
Honduran20.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American530.09%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian420.08%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian80.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan30.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic3,4876.23%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1340.24%
Japanese1110.20%
Filipino890.16%
Vietnamese330.06%
Indian180.03%
Indonesian120.02%
Thai60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English49,06291.7%
Spanish2,7245.1%
Other7211.3%
German, other Germanic3030.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun1960.4%
Other Asian1510.3%
Chinese1280.2%
Other Indo-European1070.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic380.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German9,54517.0%
Irish8,33314.9%
English7,85214.0%
Scottish2,1213.8%
Italian2,0143.6%
European1,9753.5%
American1,9093.4%
Swedish1,5232.7%
French1,2372.2%
Polish1,0051.8%
Dutch9471.7%
Norwegian9121.6%
Welsh6361.1%
Scotch-Irish5881.1%
British5070.9%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen55,30198.8%
Not a citizen6821.2%
Native54,61897.6%
Foreign-born1,3652.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for La Plata County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
454 1.1%1,228 3.0%8,619 21.3%11,120 27.5%12,325 30.5%6,643 16.4%
  Average years of education: 14.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 454 1.1%
9-12 Years 1,228 3.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,619 21.3%
Some College 11,120 27.5%
Bach. Degree 12,325 30.5%
Grad Degree 6,643 16.4%
Average years of education: 14.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for La Plata County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 17,467 16,445 1,022 5.9% 5.1%
1991 18,386 17,231 1,155 6.3% 5.3%
1992 19,258 17,920 1,338 6.9% 6.1%
1993 20,416 19,194 1,222 6.0% 5.4%
1994 22,213 21,279 934 4.2% 4.2%
1995 23,537 22,482 1,055 4.5% 4.0%
1996 24,141 22,985 1,156 4.8% 4.2%
1997 24,421 23,305 1,116 4.6% 3.4%
1998 25,137 23,915 1,222 4.9% 3.6%
1999 25,006 24,014 992 4.0% 3.0%
2000 24,447 23,750 697 2.9% 2.7%
2001 25,087 24,282 805 3.2% 3.8%
2002 26,407 25,341 1,066 4.0% 5.7%
2003 26,645 25,449 1,196 4.5% 6.1%
2004 28,308 27,139 1,169 4.1% 5.6%
2005 29,858 28,719 1,139 3.8% 5.1%
2006 30,523 29,510 1,013 3.3% 4.2%
2007 31,278 30,415 863 2.8% 3.7%
2008 31,631 30,487 1,144 3.6% 4.9%
2009 31,353 29,527 1,826 5.8% 7.9%
2010 29,766 27,527 2,239 7.5% 9.2%
2011 29,402 27,257 2,145 7.3% 8.7%
2012 29,577 27,583 1,994 6.7% 8.0%
2013 29,552 27,894 1,658 5.6% 6.7%
2014 29,907 28,651 1,256 4.2% 5.0%
2015 29,862 28,871 991 3.3% 3.7%
2016 30,992 30,141 851 2.7% 3.1%
2017 31,350 30,639 711 2.3% 2.6%
2018 32,184 31,298 886 2.8% 3.0%
2019 31,885 31,115 770 2.4% 2.7%
2020 31,366 29,219 2,147 6.8% 7.3%
2021 30,383 28,702 1,681 5.5% 5.4%
2022 30,851 29,926 925 3.0% 3.0%
2023 30,889 29,976 913 3.0% 3.2%
2024 29,514 28,299 1,215 4.1% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com