La Plata County vs. Dolores County

	La Plata County (CO)	Dolores County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	56,310	2,074
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	9.7%	0.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	51,335	2,064
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	51,334	2,064
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	3.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.0%	20.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	25.1%
Female persons, percent	49.5%	47.4%
White alone, percent	88.4%	93.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	7.5%	3.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.7%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	13.0%	6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	87.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	3,383	170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.8%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	28,267	1,737
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.6%	81.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$375,400	$115,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,694	$921
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$391	$278
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,121	$713
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.9%	1.8%
Building permits, 2018	282	1
Households, 2014-2018	21,793	740
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.3%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	10.6%	2.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	89.3%	82.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.1%	64.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.0%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	43.9%	21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.6%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	57.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.2%	53.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	209,229	2,545
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	756,871	10,033
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,444	$5,032
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.5	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,372	$41,714
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,864	$24,505
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	12.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,400	56
Total employment, 2017	22,075	274
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	972,661	11,150
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.5%	9.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	6,606	163
All firms, 2012	7,893	206
Men-owned firms, 2012	4,244	98
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,405	64
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,967	199
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	6,549	193
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.3	1.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,692.08	1,067.05

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between La Plata county (CO) and Dolores county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.