Durango is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 19,534 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Durango is the 34th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Durango, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Durango, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Durango’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Durango does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $79,545.00. Housing costs in Durango are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.Durango is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Durango is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Durango who work in management occupations (12.09%), sales jobs (11.59%), and teaching (8.73%). Also of interest is that Durango has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Because there are quite a few people attending college in Durango, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Durango provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. One of the benefits of Durango is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Durango. 58.27% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Durango in 2022 was $43,252, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $173,008 for a family of four. However, Durango contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Durango is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durango home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durango residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Durango include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Durango is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
