Durango vs Marvel

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

Durango and Marvel 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 91 in Marvel). Durango has the higher median household income ($79,545 vs $55,893 in Marvel). Durango has the higher median home value ($609,700 vs $229,200 in Marvel).

Population, income & housing

	Durango	Marvel
Population	19,257	91
Median age	37.2 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$79,545	$55,893
Median home value	$609,700	$229,200
Median gross rent	$1,562	—
Housing units	9,464	45
Homeownership rate	55.4%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	9.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	19.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durango	Marvel
Population	18,588 → 19,257 (+3.6%)	71 → 91 (+28.2%)
Median household income	$66,160 → $79,545 (+20.2%)	$60,938 → $55,893 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$463,700 → $609,700 (+31.5%)	$225,000 → $229,200 (+1.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,259 → $1,562 (+24.1%)	—

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

Marvel

Population

7191

Median household income

$60,938$55,893

Median home value

$225,000$229,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durango	Marvel
Under 5	4.1%	3.3%
5 to 17	9.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	18.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	6.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	0.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	28.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	18.7%
75 and over	5.4%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durango	Marvel
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	75.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	24.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durango	Marvel
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.5%
High school graduate	15.0%	55.8%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durango	Marvel
Drove alone	63.7%	58.8%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	41.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durango	Marvel
1-unit, detached	48.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	9.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	51.1%

Poverty & households

	Durango	Marvel
Poverty rate	14.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.12	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1986	1966