Durango vs Ignacio

A side-by-side comparison of Durango and Ignacio: population, income, housing, and more.

Durango and Ignacio are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Durango has the higher population (19,257 vs 1,255 in Ignacio). Durango has the higher median household income ($79,545 vs $65,759 in Ignacio). Durango has the higher median home value ($609,700 vs $252,200 in Ignacio).

Population, income & housing

	Durango	Ignacio
Population	19,257	1,255
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$79,545	$65,759
Median home value	$609,700	$252,200
Median gross rent	$1,562	$1,146
Housing units	9,464	522
Homeownership rate	55.4%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durango	Ignacio
Population	18,588 → 19,257 (+3.6%)	1,259 → 1,255 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$66,160 → $79,545 (+20.2%)	$51,336 → $65,759 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$463,700 → $609,700 (+31.5%)	$180,300 → $252,200 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,259 → $1,562 (+24.1%)	$1,025 → $1,146 (+11.8%)

Durango

Population

18,58819,257

Median household income

$66,160$79,545

Median home value

$463,700$609,700

Median gross rent

$1,259$1,562

Ignacio

Population

1,2591,255

Median household income

$51,336$65,759

Median home value

$180,300$252,200

Median gross rent

$1,025$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durango	Ignacio
Under 5	4.1%	5.0%
5 to 17	9.6%	19.1%
18 to 24	18.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	15.0%	12.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.2%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.8%
75 and over	5.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durango	Ignacio
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	42.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	18.9%
Asian	1.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	36.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durango	Ignacio
No high school diploma	2.1%	12.8%
High school graduate	15.0%	41.9%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durango	Ignacio
Drove alone	63.7%	86.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	5.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	3.6%
Bicycle	5.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	4.3%
Other means	0.4%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durango	Ignacio
1-unit, detached	48.3%	62.8%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	13.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	33.3%

Poverty & households

	Durango	Ignacio
Poverty rate	14.9%	14.3%
Average household size	2.12	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	14	17
Median year structure built	1986	1976