Durango is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 19,811 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Durango is the 34th largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Durango was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Durango economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Durango, where the median household income is $78,602.00.

Housing costs in Durango 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.

Also of interest is that Durango has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.02% 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.

Durango is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Durango enrolled in college, Durango has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.

Durango, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

One of the benefits of Durango is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.53 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.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Durango, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Durango is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.40% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Durango in 2022 was $48,642, which is upper middle income relative to Colorado, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $194,568 for a family of four. However, Durango contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Durango is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Durango home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Durango residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Durango include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Durango is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.