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Durango Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 43,941
Land Area (2000): 4,382.649 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 20.146 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	30,986	34.71%
Rural, Farm	4,203	4.71%
Rural, Non-farm	54,094	60.59%

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Durango Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	17,446	16,421	1,025	5.88%	59
1991	18,388	17,201	1,187	6.46%	65
1992	19,344	18,017	1,326	6.86%	69
1993	20,460	19,255	1,205	5.89%	59
1994	22,259	21,299	961	4.32%	43
1995	23,556	22,500	1,056	4.48%	45
1996	24,342	23,162	1,181	4.85%	49
1997	24,590	23,458	1,132	4.60%	46
1998	25,163	23,967	1,196	4.75%	48
1999	25,045	24,043	1,002	4.00%	40
2000	24,515	23,812	702	2.87%	29
2001	25,077	24,270	807	3.22%	32
2002	26,342	25,280	1,062	4.03%	40
2003	26,664	25,461	1,203	4.51%	45
2004	28,280	27,112	1,168	4.13%	41
2005	30,010	28,846	1,163	3.88%	39
2006	30,641	29,600	1,041	3.40%	34
2007	31,389	30,496	892	2.84%	28
2008	31,925	30,766	1,159	3.63%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	16,922	15,636	1,286	7.60%	76
Feb 1990	17,137	15,818	1,319	7.70%	77
Mar 1990	17,225	16,005	1,220	7.08%	71
Apr 1990	16,915	15,763	1,152	6.81%	68
May 1990	17,245	16,338	907	5.26%	53
Jun 1990	17,890	16,848	1,042	5.82%	58
Jul 1990	18,147	17,261	886	4.88%	49
Aug 1990	18,031	17,216	815	4.52%	45
Sep 1990	17,562	16,823	739	4.21%	42
Oct 1990	17,560	16,739	821	4.68%	47
Nov 1990	17,317	16,320	997	5.76%	58
Dec 1990	17,400	16,280	1,120	6.44%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	17,946	16,612	1,334	7.43%	74
Feb 1991	17,985	16,596	1,389	7.72%	77
Mar 1991	17,857	16,446	1,411	7.90%	79
Apr 1991	17,386	16,167	1,219	7.01%	70
May 1991	17,862	16,729	1,133	6.34%	63
Jun 1991	19,004	17,687	1,317	6.93%	69
Jul 1991	19,386	18,283	1,103	5.69%	57
Aug 1991	18,772	17,758	1,014	5.40%	54
Sep 1991	18,350	17,426	924	5.04%	50
Oct 1991	18,889	17,904	985	5.21%	52
Nov 1991	18,524	17,357	1,167	6.30%	63
Dec 1991	18,698	17,445	1,253	6.70%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	18,815	17,351	1,464	7.78%	78
Feb 1992	18,867	17,242	1,625	8.61%	86
Mar 1992	18,881	17,247	1,634	8.65%	87
Apr 1992	18,296	16,861	1,435	7.84%	78
May 1992	18,817	17,573	1,244	6.61%	66
Jun 1992	20,136	18,591	1,545	7.67%	77
Jul 1992	20,313	19,036	1,277	6.29%	63
Aug 1992	20,354	19,234	1,120	5.50%	55
Sep 1992	19,636	18,551	1,085	5.53%	55
Oct 1992	19,459	18,398	1,061	5.45%	55
Nov 1992	19,038	17,845	1,193	6.27%	63
Dec 1992	19,514	18,280	1,234	6.32%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	19,631	18,101	1,530	7.79%	78
Feb 1993	19,845	18,311	1,534	7.73%	77
Mar 1993	19,757	18,266	1,491	7.55%	75
Apr 1993	19,342	18,089	1,253	6.48%	65
May 1993	19,619	18,541	1,078	5.49%	55
Jun 1993	20,933	19,600	1,333	6.37%	64
Jul 1993	21,398	20,225	1,173	5.48%	55
Aug 1993	21,265	20,228	1,037	4.88%	49
Sep 1993	21,090	20,090	1,000	4.74%	47
Oct 1993	21,061	20,069	992	4.71%	47
Nov 1993	20,578	19,499	1,079	5.24%	52
Dec 1993	21,002	20,038	964	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	21,146	19,867	1,279	6.05%	60
Feb 1994	21,221	20,064	1,157	5.45%	55
Mar 1994	21,258	20,076	1,182	5.56%	56
Apr 1994	21,042	20,115	927	4.41%	44
May 1994	21,632	20,790	842	3.89%	39
Jun 1994	23,083	22,040	1,043	4.52%	45
Jul 1994	23,657	22,693	964	4.07%	41
Aug 1994	23,697	22,785	912	3.85%	38
Sep 1994	22,810	21,983	827	3.63%	36
Oct 1994	22,728	21,988	740	3.26%	33
Nov 1994	22,415	21,528	887	3.96%	40
Dec 1994	22,421	21,655	766	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	22,543	21,473	1,070	4.75%	47
Feb 1995	22,612	21,537	1,075	4.75%	48
Mar 1995	22,883	21,806	1,077	4.71%	47
Apr 1995	22,350	21,357	993	4.44%	44
May 1995	22,809	21,857	952	4.17%	42
Jun 1995	24,736	23,546	1,190	4.81%	48
Jul 1995	25,121	23,973	1,148	4.57%	46
Aug 1995	24,944	23,880	1,064	4.27%	43
Sep 1995	23,995	22,959	1,036	4.32%	43
Oct 1995	23,873	22,914	959	4.02%	40
Nov 1995	23,385	22,331	1,054	4.51%	45
Dec 1995	23,417	22,369	1,048	4.48%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	23,616	22,337	1,279	5.42%	54
Feb 1996	23,667	22,384	1,283	5.42%	54
Mar 1996	23,733	22,468	1,265	5.33%	53
Apr 1996	23,470	22,388	1,082	4.61%	46
May 1996	23,997	22,790	1,207	5.03%	50
Jun 1996	24,866	23,494	1,372	5.52%	55
Jul 1996	25,657	24,364	1,293	5.04%	50
Aug 1996	25,136	23,966	1,170	4.65%	47
Sep 1996	24,581	23,480	1,101	4.48%	45
Oct 1996	24,594	23,619	975	3.96%	40
Nov 1996	24,438	23,390	1,048	4.29%	43
Dec 1996	24,354	23,258	1,096	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	24,258	22,847	1,411	5.82%	58
Feb 1997	24,161	22,797	1,364	5.65%	56
Mar 1997	24,337	22,939	1,398	5.74%	57
Apr 1997	23,753	22,665	1,088	4.58%	46
May 1997	24,143	23,192	951	3.94%	39
Jun 1997	25,146	23,856	1,290	5.13%	51
Jul 1997	24,749	23,733	1,016	4.11%	41
Aug 1997	25,663	24,627	1,036	4.04%	40
Sep 1997	25,100	24,108	992	3.95%	40
Oct 1997	24,834	23,924	910	3.66%	37
Nov 1997	24,431	23,410	1,021	4.18%	42
Dec 1997	24,501	23,398	1,103	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	24,607	23,137	1,470	5.97%	60
Feb 1998	24,423	23,026	1,397	5.72%	57
Mar 1998	24,631	23,072	1,559	6.33%	63
Apr 1998	24,188	22,985	1,203	4.97%	50
May 1998	24,625	23,526	1,099	4.46%	45
Jun 1998	25,795	24,439	1,356	5.26%	53
Jul 1998	26,209	25,040	1,169	4.46%	45
Aug 1998	26,184	25,042	1,142	4.36%	44
Sep 1998	25,589	24,536	1,053	4.12%	41
Oct 1998	25,505	24,512	993	3.89%	39
Nov 1998	25,078	24,126	952	3.80%	38
Dec 1998	25,124	24,167	957	3.81%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	24,908	23,776	1,132	4.54%	45
Feb 1999	24,669	23,596	1,073	4.35%	43
Mar 1999	24,579	23,551	1,028	4.18%	42
Apr 1999	24,792	23,770	1,022	4.12%	41
May 1999	24,466	23,564	902	3.69%	37
Jun 1999	25,334	24,031	1,303	5.14%	51
Jul 1999	25,935	24,823	1,112	4.29%	43
Aug 1999	25,699	24,693	1,006	3.91%	39
Sep 1999	25,180	24,262	918	3.65%	36
Oct 1999	25,255	24,414	841	3.33%	33
Nov 1999	24,918	24,061	857	3.44%	34
Dec 1999	24,805	23,973	832	3.35%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	24,196	23,404	792	3.27%	33
Feb 2000	24,182	23,358	824	3.41%	34
Mar 2000	24,638	23,853	785	3.19%	32
Apr 2000	24,290	23,659	631	2.60%	26
May 2000	24,273	23,665	608	2.50%	25
Jun 2000	24,858	24,084	774	3.11%	31
Jul 2000	25,047	24,335	712	2.84%	28
Aug 2000	24,993	24,265	728	2.91%	29
Sep 2000	24,472	23,818	654	2.67%	27
Oct 2000	24,748	24,117	631	2.55%	25
Nov 2000	24,309	23,632	677	2.78%	28
Dec 2000	24,169	23,556	613	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	23,891	23,132	759	3.18%	32
Feb 2001	23,995	23,240	755	3.15%	31
Mar 2001	24,244	23,447	797	3.29%	33
Apr 2001	24,615	23,909	706	2.87%	29
May 2001	24,508	23,860	648	2.64%	26
Jun 2001	25,394	24,599	795	3.13%	31
Jul 2001	25,605	24,862	743	2.90%	29
Aug 2001	25,796	25,022	774	3.00%	30
Sep 2001	25,963	25,194	769	2.96%	30
Oct 2001	25,824	24,943	881	3.41%	34
Nov 2001	25,503	24,524	979	3.84%	38
Dec 2001	25,580	24,508	1,072	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	25,842	24,546	1,296	5.02%	50
Feb 2002	26,042	24,878	1,164	4.47%	45
Mar 2002	26,016	24,840	1,176	4.52%	45
Apr 2002	25,586	24,537	1,049	4.10%	41
May 2002	25,952	25,041	911	3.51%	35
Jun 2002	26,898	25,807	1,091	4.06%	41
Jul 2002	26,680	25,608	1,072	4.02%	40
Aug 2002	26,923	25,939	984	3.65%	37
Sep 2002	26,637	25,664	973	3.65%	37
Oct 2002	26,913	25,945	968	3.60%	36
Nov 2002	26,082	25,078	1,004	3.85%	38
Dec 2002	26,536	25,481	1,055	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	25,975	24,739	1,236	4.76%	48
Feb 2003	25,965	24,736	1,229	4.73%	47
Mar 2003	26,064	24,773	1,291	4.95%	50
Apr 2003	25,852	24,679	1,173	4.54%	45
May 2003	26,188	25,009	1,179	4.50%	45
Jun 2003	26,947	25,587	1,360	5.05%	50
Jul 2003	27,463	26,212	1,251	4.56%	46
Aug 2003	27,296	26,100	1,196	4.38%	44
Sep 2003	27,041	25,921	1,120	4.14%	41
Oct 2003	27,453	26,343	1,110	4.04%	40
Nov 2003	26,930	25,791	1,139	4.23%	42
Dec 2003	26,793	25,642	1,151	4.30%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	27,317	25,967	1,350	4.94%	49
Feb 2004	27,301	26,041	1,260	4.62%	46
Mar 2004	27,709	26,444	1,265	4.57%	46
Apr 2004	27,709	26,602	1,107	4.00%	40
May 2004	28,045	26,961	1,084	3.87%	39
Jun 2004	28,992	27,727	1,265	4.36%	44
Jul 2004	29,272	28,103	1,169	3.99%	40
Aug 2004	29,388	28,320	1,068	3.63%	36
Sep 2004	28,732	27,688	1,044	3.63%	36
Oct 2004	28,759	27,693	1,066	3.71%	37
Nov 2004	28,108	26,988	1,120	3.98%	40
Dec 2004	28,030	26,809	1,221	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	28,833	27,537	1,296	4.49%	45
Feb 2005	28,895	27,613	1,282	4.44%	44
Mar 2005	29,397	28,092	1,305	4.44%	44
Apr 2005	29,559	28,410	1,149	3.89%	39
May 2005	30,037	28,909	1,128	3.76%	38
Jun 2005	31,169	29,904	1,265	4.06%	41
Jul 2005	31,445	30,245	1,200	3.82%	38
Aug 2005	31,461	30,389	1,072	3.41%	34
Sep 2005	31,002	29,930	1,072	3.46%	35
Oct 2005	29,843	28,820	1,023	3.43%	34
Nov 2005	29,218	28,135	1,083	3.71%	37
Dec 2005	29,255	28,173	1,082	3.70%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	29,511	28,257	1,254	4.25%	42
Feb 2006	29,663	28,512	1,151	3.88%	39
Mar 2006	29,850	28,677	1,173	3.93%	39
Apr 2006	29,836	28,777	1,059	3.55%	35
May 2006	30,208	29,218	990	3.28%	33
Jun 2006	31,361	30,215	1,146	3.65%	37
Jul 2006	31,613	30,502	1,111	3.51%	35
Aug 2006	31,840	30,788	1,052	3.30%	33
Sep 2006	31,108	30,187	921	2.96%	30
Oct 2006	31,070	30,194	876	2.82%	28
Nov 2006	30,860	29,977	883	2.86%	29
Dec 2006	30,775	29,900	875	2.84%	28

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	30,512	29,473	1,039	3.41%	34
Feb 2007	30,571	29,660	911	2.98%	30
Mar 2007	30,654	29,761	893	2.91%	29
Apr 2007	30,451	29,682	769	2.53%	25
May 2007	30,867	30,115	752	2.44%	24
Jun 2007	31,539	30,599	940	2.98%	30
Jul 2007	32,415	31,503	912	2.81%	28
Aug 2007	32,243	31,354	889	2.76%	28
Sep 2007	32,131	31,282	849	2.64%	26
Oct 2007	32,254	31,403	851	2.64%	26
Nov 2007	31,680	30,762	918	2.90%	29
Dec 2007	31,345	30,359	986	3.15%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	31,188	30,033	1,155	3.70%	37
Feb 2008	31,001	29,813	1,188	3.83%	38
Mar 2008	31,253	30,047	1,206	3.86%	39
Apr 2008	31,151	30,161	990	3.18%	32
May 2008	31,619	30,549	1,070	3.38%	34
Jun 2008	32,104	30,827	1,277	3.98%	40
Jul 2008	33,445	32,204	1,241	3.71%	37
Aug 2008	32,753	31,551	1,202	3.67%	37
Sep 2008	32,810	31,707	1,103	3.36%	34
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Durango Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	4,176	17.10%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,642	10.82%
3.	Educational Services	1,794	7.35%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,594	6.53%
5.	Public Administration	1,216	4.98%
6.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,046	4.28%
7.	Health Care	958	3.92%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	690	2.83%
9.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	686	2.81%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	664	2.72%
11.	Utilities	656	2.69%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	650	2.66%
13.	Mining	514	2.10%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	492	2.01%
15.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	458	1.88%
16.	Finance and Insurance	424	1.74%
17.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	420	1.72%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	360	1.47%
19.	Other Transportation	334	1.37%
20.	Truck Transportation	316	1.29%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	3,438	15.95%
2.	Health Care	2,818	13.07%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	2,378	11.03%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	1,404	6.51%
5.	Finance and Insurance	1,038	4.82%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	884	4.10%
7.	Social Assistance	864	4.01%
8.	Public Administration	806	3.74%
9.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	782	3.63%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	648	3.01%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	462	2.14%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	458	2.12%
13.	Construction	428	1.99%
14.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	414	1.92%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	406	1.88%
16.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	326	1.51%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	304	1.41%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	254	1.18%
19.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	240	1.11%
20.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	234	1.09%

Durango Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Management Occupations	1,674	6.85%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,278	5.23%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	978	4.00%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	956	3.91%
5.	Carpenters	944	3.87%
6.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	836	3.42%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	834	3.41%
8.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	744	3.05%
9.	Top Executives	688	2.82%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	650	2.66%
11.	Other Construction Trades	626	2.56%
12.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	606	2.48%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	534	2.19%
14.	Construction Laborers	514	2.10%
15.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	506	2.07%
16.	Other Production Occupations	500	2.05%
17.	Postsecondary Teachers	464	1.90%
18.	Farmers and Farm Managers	460	1.88%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	440	1.80%
20.	Engineers	422	1.73%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	1,246	5.78%
2.	Other Management Occupations	1,226	5.69%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,120	5.20%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,072	4.97%
5.	Secretaries and Admins	1,010	4.69%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	952	4.42%
7.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	746	3.46%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	738	3.42%
9.	Registered Nurses	732	3.40%
10.	Cashiers	726	3.37%
11.	Waiters and Waitresses	678	3.15%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	590	2.74%
13.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	500	2.32%
14.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	498	2.31%
15.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	474	2.20%
16.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	434	2.01%
17.	Accountants and Auditors	432	2.00%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	428	1.99%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	374	1.74%
20.	Art and Design Workers	372	1.73%

Durango Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	40,970	57.08%
15-35 hours	12,630	17.60%
1-14 hours	2,305	3.21%
No regular hours	15,873	22.11%

Durango Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,057	2.53%
5 AM-5:29 AM	707	1.69%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,094	2.62%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,363	5.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,970	9.51%
7 AM-7:29 AM	7,708	18.46%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	9,619	23.03%
8 AM-8:29 AM	4,690	11.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,756	4.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	2,000	4.79%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,117	2.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	611	1.46%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,688	6.44%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,381	5.70%

Durango Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	2,294	5.49%
5-9	6,723	16.10%
10-14	7,391	17.70%
15-19	6,932	16.60%
20-24	5,770	13.82%
25-29	2,147	5.14%
30-34	5,253	12.58%
35-39	799	1.91%
40-44	1,033	2.47%
45-59	1,657	3.97%
60-89	1,100	2.63%
At least 90	662	1.59%

Durango Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	256	0.61%	31,001	74.23%
30-44	44	0.11%	7,041	16.86%
45-59	124	0.30%	1,533	3.67%
At least 60	22	0.05%	1,740	4.17%

Durango Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	718	1.57%
Car / truck / van, carpool	6,182	13.53%
Car / truck / van, solo	31,678	69.33%
Motorcycle	31	0.07%
Other	330	0.72%
Public transportation	446	0.98%
Walked	2,376	5.20%
Worked at home	3,929	8.60%

Durango Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 34,692 (84,232 people)
: 21,890 (64,320 people)
: 10,068
: 38,924
Durango Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,078	8.74%
$10,000-$14,999	2,252	6.39%
$15,000-$19,999	2,428	6.89%
$20,000-$24,999	2,812	7.99%
$25,000-$29,999	2,048	5.82%
$30,000-$34,999	2,613	7.42%
$35,000-$39,999	2,232	6.34%
$40,000-$44,999	1,874	5.32%
$45,000-$49,999	1,707	4.85%
$50,000-$59,999	3,301	9.37%
$60,000-$74,999	3,444	9.78%
$75,000-$99,999	3,585	10.18%
$100,000-$124,999	1,513	4.30%
$125,000-$149,999	756	2.15%
$150,000-$199,999	771	2.19%
$200,000 or more	802	2.28%

Durango Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	4,297	24.78%
Family, 2 people	5,156	29.73%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,531	8.83%
Family, 3 people	2,415	13.93%
Nonfamily, 3 people	460	2.65%
Family, 4 people	2,084	12.02%
Nonfamily, 4 people	128	0.74%
Family, 5 people	845	4.87%
Nonfamily, 5 people	23	0.13%
Family, 6 people	269	1.55%
Nonfamily, 6 people	8	0.05%
Family, 7 or more people	123	0.71%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.02%

Durango Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	30,200	30.72%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	14,509	14.76%
Public Assistance	709	0.72%
Retirement	4,550	4.63%
Self Employment	8,169	8.31%
Social Security	7,044	7.17%
Supplemental Security	773	0.79%
Wage / Salary	28,110	28.59%
Other	4,243	4.32%

Durango Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	9,958	55.67%
With children under 18	7,930	44.33%

Durango Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,705	9.94%
Married	19,932	53.49%
Never Married	12,973	34.81%
Widowed	654	1.76%

Durango Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	4,813	13.40%
Married	19,420	54.08%
Never Married	9,303	25.91%
Widowed	2,374	6.61%

Durango Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Durango Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,727	2.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,771	6.91%
High school diploma or equivalent	15,988	23.15%
Some college, no degree	21,262	30.79%
Associate degree	3,845	5.57%
Bachelors degree	14,551	21.07%
Graduate or professional degree	6,915	10.01%

Durango Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	633	1.44%	743	1.69%	1,376	3.13%
Kindergarten	912	2.08%	211	0.48%	1,123	2.56%
Grades 1-4	4,212	9.59%	489	1.11%	4,701	10.70%
Grades 5-8	4,334	9.86%	345	0.79%	4,679	10.65%
Grades 9-12	5,029	11.44%	315	0.72%	5,344	12.16%
Undergrad college	8,134	18.51%	453	1.03%	8,587	19.54%
Graduate or professional school	722	1.64%	216	0.49%	938	2.13%
Total	23,976	54.56%	2,772	6.31%	26,748	60.87%

Durango Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Durango Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	248	204
2004	292	213

Durango Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Durango Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	75,835	88.39%
Below Poverty Level	9,963	11.61%

Durango Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 200

Durango Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Durango Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,971	11.31%
10-19 Years	6,854	15.60%
20-29 Years	7,145	16.26%
30-39 Years	5,964	13.57%
40-49 Years	7,920	18.02%
50-59 Years	5,373	12.23%
60-69 Years	2,859	6.51%
70-79 Years	1,879	4.28%
80-89 Years	825	1.88%
90+ Years	151	0.34%

Durango Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	22,362	50.89%
Female	21,579	49.11%

Durango Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	36,168	82.31%
Hispanic/Latino	4,571	10.40%
Amerindian	2,205	5.02%
Multiracial	580	1.32%
Asian	174	0.40%
African-American	120	0.27%
Other Race	102	0.23%
Pacific Islander	21	0.05%

Durango Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	19,307	22.82%
2.	English	13,172	15.57%
3.	Irish	11,891	14.06%
4.	United States Or American	7,316	8.65%
5.	Italian	3,864	4.57%
6.	Scottish	3,584	4.24%
7.	French Non-Basque	3,310	3.91%
8.	European	2,531	2.99%
9.	Swedish	2,372	2.80%
10.	Dutch	2,223	2.63%

Durango Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	76,694	90.65%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,917	5.81%
3.	Navajo	794	0.94%
4.	Other Native North American	700	0.83%
5.	German	510	0.60%
6.	French	420	0.50%
7.	Japanese	70	0.08%
8.	Scandinavian	66	0.08%
9.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	58	0.07%
10.	Other Pacific Island	52	0.06%

Durango Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	86,929	97.36%
Naturalized immigrant	1,104	1.24%
Not a citizen	1,250	1.40%

Durango Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Durango Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

La Plata County

Durango Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bayfield	Hesperus	Marvel
Durango	Ignacio

Durango (32,146)	Ignacio (5,211)	Hesperus
Bayfield (6,584)	Marvel