Mancos vs Towaoc

A side-by-side comparison of Mancos and Towaoc: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Towaoc has the higher population (1,058 vs 1,016 in Mancos). Mancos has the higher median household income ($62,361 vs $23,661 in Towaoc). Since 2019, Towaoc's population has grown faster (-8.2% vs -37.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Mancos	Towaoc
Population	1,016	1,058
Median age	51.6 yrs	18.0 yrs
Median household income	$62,361	$23,661
Median home value	$343,900	—
Median gross rent	$962	$349
Housing units	541	286
Homeownership rate	71.7%	19.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mancos	Towaoc
Population	1,627 → 1,016 (-37.6%)	1,153 → 1,058 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$43,182 → $62,361 (+44.4%)	$25,282 → $23,661 (-6.4%)
Median home value	$216,900 → $343,900 (+58.6%)	$163,900 → $163,400 (-0.3%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $962 (+25.9%)	$335 → $349 (+4.2%)

Mancos

Population

1,6271,016

Median household income

$43,182$62,361

Median home value

$216,900$343,900

Median gross rent

$764$962

Towaoc

Population

1,1531,058

Median household income

$25,282$23,661

Median home value

$163,900$163,400

Median gross rent

$335$349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mancos	Towaoc
Under 5	2.3%	20.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	29.8%
18 to 24	3.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	7.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.3%	9.3%
65 to 74	18.8%	7.4%
75 and over	12.4%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mancos	Towaoc
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	7.1%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	82.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mancos	Towaoc
No high school diploma	7.4%	18.2%
High school graduate	22.1%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	40.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mancos	Towaoc
Drove alone	72.5%	59.5%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	23.7%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	3.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.4%	16.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mancos	Towaoc
1-unit, detached	68.8%	71.0%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	22.7%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Mancos	Towaoc
Poverty rate	8.5%	70.2%
Average household size	1.98	3.67
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1986	1985