Dolores County, Colorado

Dolores County has a population of 2,432 and has grown 6.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $247,600, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $64,907.

Home price
$247,600
Income
$64,907
Population
2,432
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$247,600county
Median gross rent$986county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198049.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use13.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,115county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,017county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,423county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$64,907county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate21.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home16.7%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government27.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry16.9%county
Economic output per resident$43,477county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.27%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8820county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station92 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths41.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher28.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.5%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment262county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible57.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution59 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,432county
Land area in square miles1,067county
People per square mile of land2.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store34.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age56.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1814.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over31.9%county
Share of households that are one person22.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages8.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls18.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents344county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents11county
Households that moved in42county
Households that moved away32county
Average income of arriving households$58,262county
Average income of departing households$49,344county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature45.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation18.7 incounty
Annual snowfall20.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing190 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days111 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 4county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use706 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas37.2%county
Homes heated by propane32.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.6%county
Homes heated by wood6.1%county
Households with broadband80.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk8.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk45.5county
Landslide risk97.9county
Hail risk2.0county
Earthquake risk32.9county
Tornado risk2.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk6.0county
Winter weather risk13.1county
Strong wind risk1.7county
Wildfire risk79.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dolores County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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