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. Much of the housing stock in Pagosa Springs was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Pagosa Springs economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Pagosa Springs, where 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.Pagosa Springs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). A relatively large number of people in Pagosa Springs telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Pagosa Springs spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Pagosa Springs are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.27% of adults in Pagosa Springs having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
