Ignacio vs Southern Ute

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

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

Ignacio has the higher population (1,255 vs 126 in Southern Ute). Southern Ute has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $65,759 in Ignacio). Southern Ute has the higher median home value ($285,000 vs $252,200 in Ignacio).

Population, income & housing

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
Population	1,255	126
Median age	40.6 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,759	$75,000
Median home value	$252,200	$285,000
Median gross rent	$1,146	—
Housing units	522	59
Homeownership rate	62.2%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
Population	1,259 → 1,255 (-0.3%)	215 → 126 (-41.4%)
Median household income	$51,336 → $65,759 (+28.1%)	$53,750 → $75,000 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$180,300 → $252,200 (+39.9%)	$372,200 → $285,000 (-23.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,025 → $1,146 (+11.8%)	—

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

Southern Ute

Population

215126

Median household income

$53,750$75,000

Median home value

$372,200$285,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
Under 5	5.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	19.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	20.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	4.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	9.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	29.4%
75 and over	5.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
White (non-Hispanic)	42.9%	41.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18.9%	37.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	36.6%	19.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
No high school diploma	12.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	41.9%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	51.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
Drove alone	86.6%	57.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	42.2%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
1-unit, detached	62.8%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.3%	28.8%

Poverty & households

	Ignacio	Southern Ute
Poverty rate	14.3%	5.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	17	—
Median year structure built	1976	1974