Pagosa Springs is a very small town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 1,773 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pagosa Springs is the 156th largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pagosa Springs, 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 Pagosa Springs, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pagosa Springs’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pagosa Springs does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $36,712.00. Housing costs in Pagosa Springs 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 towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pagosa Springs is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pagosa Springs is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Pagosa Springs who work in sales jobs (19.48%), office and administrative support (9.33%), and food service (8.97%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.25% 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. One of the benefits of Pagosa Springs is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.88 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.The population of Pagosa Springs overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Pagosa Springs, 23.27% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Pagosa Springs in 2022 was $24,141, which is low income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,564 for a family of four. However, Pagosa Springs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Pagosa Springs is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pagosa Springs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pagosa Springs, accounting for 47.21% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pagosa Springs residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in Pagosa Springs include German, English, Irish, Russian, and Danish. The most common language spoken in Pagosa Springs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.
