Downieville-Lawson-Dumont vs Empire

A side-by-side comparison of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont and Empire: population, income, housing, and more.

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont and Empire are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Empire has the higher population (549 vs 478 in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont). Downieville-Lawson-Dumont has the higher median household income ($68,214 vs $63,092 in Empire). Downieville-Lawson-Dumont has the higher median home value ($366,000 vs $297,600 in Empire).

Population, income & housing

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
Population	478	549
Median age	55.3 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,214	$63,092
Median home value	$366,000	$297,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,566
Housing units	216	327
Homeownership rate	93.1%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
Population	543 → 478 (-12.0%)	303 → 549 (+81.2%)
Median household income	$46,010 → $68,214 (+48.3%)	$46,250 → $63,092 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$240,500 → $366,000 (+52.2%)	$223,400 → $297,600 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$667 → $1,566 (+134.8%)

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont

Population

543478

Median household income

$46,010$68,214

Median home value

$240,500$366,000

Empire

Population

303549

Median household income

$46,250$63,092

Median home value

$223,400$297,600

Median gross rent

$667$1,566

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
Under 5	4.2%	0.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	15.5%
35 to 44	16.5%	22.4%
45 to 54	27.6%	11.7%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	24.9%	14.8%
75 and over	11.3%	2.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
White (non-Hispanic)	63.4%	88.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.9%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
No high school diploma	7.6%	18.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
Drove alone	81.1%	64.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	6.9%
Walked	0.0%	20.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.1%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
1-unit, detached	71.3%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	6.9%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	23.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.8%	19.3%

Poverty & households

	Downieville-Lawson-Dumont	Empire
Poverty rate	4.6%	12.9%
Average household size	2.21	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	29	21
Median year structure built	1976	1972