Durango is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 19,534 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Durango is the 34th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Durango was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Durango economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Durango, where the median household income is $79,545.00. Housing costs in Durango are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Durango is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Durango is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Durango who work in management occupations (12.09%), sales jobs (11.59%), and teaching (8.73%). Also of interest is that Durango has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.In addition, Durango is a college town. There are a lot of students in Durango attending college, and as a result Durango provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.25 minutes getting to work every day.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Durango. 58.27% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Durango in 2022 was $43,252, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,008 for a family of four. However, Durango contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Durango is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durango home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durango residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Durango include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Durango is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
