Durango vs Southern Ute

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

Durango and Southern Ute 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 126 in Southern Ute). Durango has the higher median household income ($79,545 vs $75,000 in Southern Ute). Durango has the higher median home value ($609,700 vs $285,000 in Southern Ute).

Population, income & housing

	Durango	Southern Ute
Population	19,257	126
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,545	$75,000
Median home value	$609,700	$285,000
Median gross rent	$1,562	—
Housing units	9,464	59
Homeownership rate	55.4%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Durango	Southern Ute
Population	18,588 → 19,257 (+3.6%)	215 → 126 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$66,160 → $79,545 (+20.2%)	$53,750 → $75,000 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$463,700 → $609,700 (+31.5%)	$372,200 → $285,000 (-23.4%)
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

Southern Ute

Population

215126

Median household income

$53,750$75,000

Median home value

$372,200$285,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Durango	Southern Ute
Under 5	4.1%	2.4%
5 to 17	9.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	18.6%	20.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	4.8%
35 to 44	12.5%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.6%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.6%	29.4%
75 and over	5.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Durango	Southern Ute
White (non-Hispanic)	78.1%	41.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.2%	37.3%
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%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Durango	Southern Ute
No high school diploma	2.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	15.0%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Durango	Southern Ute
Drove alone	63.7%	57.8%
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%	42.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Durango	Southern Ute
1-unit, detached	48.3%	71.2%
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%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Durango	Southern Ute
Poverty rate	14.9%	5.6%
Average household size	2.12	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	14	—
Median year structure built	1986	1974