Cheyenne County vs Dolores County

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

Cheyenne 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.

Dolores County has the higher population (2,385 vs 1,732 in Cheyenne County). Dolores County has the higher median household income ($70,490 vs $67,768 in Cheyenne County). Dolores County has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $187,100 in Cheyenne County).

Population, income & housing

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
Population	1,732	2,385
Median age	43.0 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,768	$70,490
Median home value	$187,100	$231,900
Median gross rent	$862	$1,688
Housing units	965	1,640
Homeownership rate	72.7%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
Population	2,026 → 1,732 (-14.5%)	1,857 → 2,385 (+28.4%)
Median household income	$53,977 → $67,768 (+25.5%)	$45,972 → $70,490 (+53.3%)
Median home value	$108,000 → $187,100 (+73.2%)	$116,600 → $231,900 (+98.9%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $862 (+64.2%)	$817 → $1,688 (+106.6%)

Cheyenne County

Population

2,0261,732

Median household income

$53,977$67,768

Median home value

$108,000$187,100

Median gross rent

$525$862

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)

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
Under 5	4.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	18.8%	8.8%
18 to 24	5.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	8.1%	6.5%
35 to 44	18.1%	17.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	6.2%
55 to 64	16.0%	15.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	27.6%
75 and over	5.1%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
White (non-Hispanic)	78.9%	78.4%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	4.5%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	27.1%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.8%	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
Drove alone	75.9%	74.0%
Carpooled	10.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.7%
Walked	2.6%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
1-unit, detached	87.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Cheyenne County	Dolores County
Poverty rate	11.4%	18.8%
Average household size	2.25	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	15	18
Median year structure built	1969	1978