Demographics of Dolores County, Colorado

Dolores County, Colorado had 2,466 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +135 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dolores County, in four figures

2,466
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +135 people.; 56.7 ±8.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,907 ±$13,244
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Dolores County, Colorado's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dolores County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Dolores County, Colorado's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dolores County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	2,331	100.0	100.0
2021	2,375	101.9	100.2
2022	2,458	105.4	100.7
2023	2,521	108.2	101.6
2024	2,452	105.2	102.5
2025	2,466	105.8	103.1

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Population of Dolores County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	2,331	+6	−7	0	+14
2021	2,375	+44	−14	0	+62
2022	2,458	+83	−22	0	+98
2023	2,521	+63	−5	0	+65
2024	2,452	−69	−13	0	−56
2025	2,466	+14	−11	−1	+26

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 56.7 ±8.2: for men 59.3 ±8.4 and for women 54.2 ±7.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dolores County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	28 to 242	1.2% to 9.9%	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	205 ±75	8.4% ±3.1	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18 to 102	0.7% to 4.2%	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	521 ±159	21.4% ±6.5	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	734 ±201	30.2% ±8.3	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	777 ±205	31.9% ±8.4	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,907 ±$13,244, and income per person $41,013 ±$8,656, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dolores County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	217 ±98	17.3% ±7.7	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	275 ±110	21.9% ±8.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	111 to 359	9.0% to 28.5%	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	19 to 105	1.5% to 8.4%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	233 ±88	18.6% ±6.9	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	56 to 180	4.5% to 14.3%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	18 to 210	1.5% to 16.7%	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dolores County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	526 ±205	21.6% ±8.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	76 to 302	55.6% ±24.6	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	79 to 245	15.7% ±7.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	88 to 262	16.5% ±7.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dolores County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dolores County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	1,572 ±129	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±9.0	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±5.4	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.3% ±6.9	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.7% ±7.7	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,241 to $370,959	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$280 to $1,692	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±6	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dolores County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	122 to 360	5.0% to 14.8%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,012 ±149	82.7% ±6.1	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.6%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.6%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	5 to 119	0.2% to 4.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36 to 184	1.5% to 7.6%	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dolores County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	1,010 ±177	41.5% ±7.3	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,410 ±179	58.0% ±7.4	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 14	0% to 0.6%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 31	0% to 1.3%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 14	0% to 0.6%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 31	0% to 1.3%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dolores County among the counties of Colorado

57th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Dolores County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ouray County	5,265	+7.9%
Washington County	4,732	−1.6%
Phillips County	4,420	−2.4%
Costilla County	3,679	+5.1%
Baca County	3,347	−3.8%
Dolores County	2,466	+5.8%
Sedgwick County	2,247	−6.0%
Cheyenne County	1,713	−1.9%
Kiowa County	1,412	−2.8%
Jackson County	1,211	−12.2%
Mineral County	910	+4.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026