Baca County vs Dolores County

A side-by-side comparison of Baca County and Dolores County: population, income, housing, and more.

Baca County and Dolores County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Baca County has the higher population (3,460 vs 2,385 in Dolores County). Dolores County has the higher median household income ($70,490 vs $40,380 in Baca County). Dolores County has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $122,000 in Baca County).

Population, income & housing

	Baca County	Dolores County
Population	3,460	2,385
Median age	43.0 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,380	$70,490
Median home value	$122,000	$231,900
Median gross rent	$490	$1,688
Housing units	1,986	1,640
Homeownership rate	71.9%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baca County	Dolores County
Population	3,561 → 3,460 (-2.8%)	1,857 → 2,385 (+28.4%)
Median household income	$35,878 → $40,380 (+12.5%)	$45,972 → $70,490 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$83,500 → $122,000 (+46.1%)	$116,600 → $231,900 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$443 → $490 (+10.6%)	$817 → $1,688 (+106.6%)

Baca County

Population

3,5613,460

Median household income

$35,878$40,380

Median home value

$83,500$122,000

Median gross rent

$443$490

Dolores County

Population

1,8572,385

Median household income

$45,972$70,490

Median home value

$116,600$231,900

Median gross rent

$817$1,688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baca County	Dolores County
Under 5	5.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	17.1%	8.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	3.5%
25 to 34	9.0%	6.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	17.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	13.5%	27.6%
75 and over	11.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baca County	Dolores County
White (non-Hispanic)	83.6%	78.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	4.5%
Asian	2.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baca County	Dolores County
No high school diploma	14.2%	3.8%
High school graduate	28.5%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.6%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baca County	Dolores County
Drove alone	79.9%	74.0%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	4.6%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.3%
Other means	0.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baca County	Dolores County
1-unit, detached	77.2%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.4%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	12.3%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Baca County	Dolores County
Poverty rate	24.1%	18.8%
Average household size	2.12	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	12	18
Median year structure built	1968	1978