Pagosa Springs

Population: 1,718
Median household income: $36,712
Median home value: $353,800

Located in Archuleta County, Colorado, Pagosa Springs is a community with a population of 1,718. Its median household income of $36,712 runs below the Archuleta County figure of $76,524.

From 2019 to 2023, Pagosa Springs's population declined 16.5% from 2,057 to 1,718, while its median home value rose 55.5% from $227,500 to $353,800.

The typical home was built around 1979. 23.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,718
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,712
Median home value: $353,800
Median gross rent: $1,068
Housing units: 1,005
Homeownership rate: 47.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0571,718

Median household income

$25,375$36,712

Median home value

$227,500$353,800

Median gross rent

$766$1,068

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,057	$25,375	$227,500	$766
2020	1,751	$26,125	$250,000	$765
2021	1,548	$32,685	$257,800	$894
2022	1,643	$32,500	$366,700	$959
2023	1,718	$36,712	$353,800	$1,068

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	104	6.1%
5 to 17	332	19.3%
18 to 24	186	10.8%
25 to 34	258	15.0%
35 to 44	196	11.4%
45 to 54	121	7.0%
55 to 64	227	13.2%
65 to 74	177	10.3%
75 and over	117	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	751	43.7%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.8%
Asian	11	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	2.3%
Some other race	4	0.2%
Two or more races	87	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	811	47.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	92	8.4%
High school graduate	408	37.2%
Some college or associate's	341	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	154	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	101	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone55.7%

Carpooled26.7%

Public transit2.7%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	459	55.7%
Carpooled	220	26.7%
Public transit	22	2.7%
Walked	48	5.8%
Bicycle	7	0.8%
Worked from home	68	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	478	63.2%
15 to 29 min	175	23.1%
30 to 44 min	11	1.5%
45 to 59 min	1	0.1%
60+ min	91	12.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 23.0% (388 of 1,689)

	Count	Share
Family households	382	55.6%
Nonfamily households	305	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	687	68.4%
Vacant	318	31.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	327	47.6%
Renter-occupied	360	52.4%

1-unit, detached59.3%

1-unit, attached8.2%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units9.1%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	596	59.3%
1-unit, attached	82	8.2%
2 to 4 units	96	9.6%
5 to 19 units	91	9.1%
20 or more units	13	1.3%
Mobile home & other	127	12.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0856860
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.2634, -107.0036

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