Demographics of Durango city, Colorado

Durango city, Colorado had 19,733 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +621 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Durango city, in four figures

19,733
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,411 ±30.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +621 people.; 38.3 ±2.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,602 ±$9,139
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Durango city, Colorado's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Durango city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Durango city, Colorado's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Durango city, 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	19,112	100.0	100.0
2021	19,122	100.1	100.2
2022	19,525	102.2	100.7
2023	19,513	102.1	101.6
2024	19,847	103.8	102.5
2025	19,733	103.2	103.1

Population of Durango city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,112	—
2021	19,122	+10
2022	19,525	+403
2023	19,513	−12
2024	19,847	+334
2025	19,733	−114

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±2.3: for men 36.8 ±1.7 and for women 40.7 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Durango city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	682 ±173	3.5% ±0.9	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,977 ±314	10.2% ±1.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,477 ±434	17.9% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,159 ±481	26.6% ±2.5	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,884 ±537	25.2% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,232 ±418	16.7% ±2.2	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,602 ±$9,139, and income per person $48,642 ±$3,984, 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 Durango city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	1,339 ±312	15.0% ±3.4	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,631 ±402	18.3% ±4.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,359 ±307	15.2% ±3.4	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	964 ±260	10.8% ±2.9	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,731 ±310	19.4% ±3.4	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	979 ±215	11.0% ±2.4	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	913 ±191	10.2% ±2.1	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

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 Durango city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	2,306 ±530	13.0% ±3.0	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	376 ±177	14.2% ±6.4	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,678 ±402	15.3% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	252 ±109	6.0% ±2.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Durango city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Durango city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	9,634 ±362	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±1.4	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.5% ±2.9	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.0% ±3.7	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.0% ±4.3	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$668,400 ±$42,838	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,636 ±$101	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±4	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Durango city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,683 ±309	8.7% ±1.6	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,216 ±408	78.4% ±2.1	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	36 to 182	0.2% to 0.9%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	72 to 228	0.4% to 1.2%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1,014 ±289	5.2% ±1.5	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7 to 331	< 0.1% to 1.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,070 ±289	5.5% ±1.5	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 Durango city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	6,051 ±588	31.2% ±3.0	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,441 ±584	64.1% ±3.0	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	530 ±198	2.7% ±1.0	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	389 ±168	2.0% ±0.9	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	343 ±167	1.8% ±0.9	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 82	0.1% to 0.4%	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%.

Durango city among the places of Colorado

40th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Durango city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Montrose city	21,044 ±41
Louisville city	20,786 ±32
Golden city	20,417 ±51
Cimarron Hills CDP	19,817 ±1,743
Clifton CDP	19,518 ±1,634
Durango city	19,411 ±30
Johnstown town	18,883 ±51
Sherrelwood CDP	18,692 ±1,706
Firestone town	18,049 ±27
Fort Carson CDP	18,019 ±1,246
Cañon City city	17,122 ±66

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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