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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Durango is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.07% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.Durango is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Durango enrolled in college, Durango has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.25 minutes getting to work every day.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Durango, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Durango is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 58.27% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 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.
