Craig vs Dinosaur

A side-by-side comparison of Craig and Dinosaur: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Craig has the higher population (9,022 vs 614 in Dinosaur). Craig has the higher median household income ($69,256 vs $51,086 in Dinosaur). Craig has the higher median home value ($252,900 vs $23,200 in Dinosaur).

Population, income & housing

	Craig	Dinosaur
Population	9,022	614
Median age	38.2 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,256	$51,086
Median home value	$252,900	$23,200
Median gross rent	$1,060	$879
Housing units	4,295	199
Homeownership rate	66.4%	92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	8.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	54.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig	Dinosaur
Population	8,928 → 9,022 (+1.1%)	173 → 614 (+254.9%)
Median household income	$56,481 → $69,256 (+22.6%)	$30,114 → $51,086 (+69.6%)
Median home value	$173,600 → $252,900 (+45.7%)	$115,900 → $23,200 (-80.0%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $1,060 (+36.1%)	$525 → $879 (+67.4%)

Craig

Population

8,9289,022

Median household income

$56,481$69,256

Median home value

$173,600$252,900

Median gross rent

$779$1,060

Dinosaur

Population

173614

Median household income

$30,114$51,086

Median home value

$115,900$23,200

Median gross rent

$525$879

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Craig	Dinosaur
Under 5	6.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.6%	45.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.9%	25.1%
35 to 44	12.9%	0.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.0%	23.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	2.6%
75 and over	5.3%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig	Dinosaur
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	29.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	70.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig	Dinosaur
No high school diploma	6.8%	51.9%
High school graduate	38.8%	37.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	2.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig	Dinosaur
Drove alone	76.5%	19.1%
Carpooled	15.7%	80.9%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig	Dinosaur
1-unit, detached	59.4%	36.2%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	63.8%

Poverty & households

	Craig	Dinosaur
Poverty rate	12.6%	1.8%
Average household size	2.32	4.12
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1975	2001