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Durango, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Durango, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityDurango
Total population13,922 281,421,906
Male7,102138,053,563
Female6,820143,368,343
Median age (years)29.235.3
Total households5,492105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)34,89241,994

Durango, Colorado Economy

13.85% Durango, Colorado households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.14.3% Durango, Colorado households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Durango, Colorado household is thirty-four thousand, eight hundred and ninety-two dollars. Durango, Colorado households with supplemental security income account for 0.87% of Durango, Colorado households. There are 0.83% households with public assistance income in Durango, Colorado.

seventy-three point three percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Durango, Colorado. Government workers account for sixteen point four nine percent of Durango, Colorado workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Durango, Colorado are $31,812. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-five thousand, twenty-two dollars.

sixty-six point four three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Durango, Colorado. Among them 31.5% are females aged 16 and over. 24.94% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 19.65% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Durango, Colorado.

 Durango, Colorado %, Durango, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over12,005  217,168,077
In labor force7,975 66.43%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,975 66.43%63.39%
- - Employed7,378 61.46%59.73%
- - Unemployed597 4.97%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.5  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force4,030 33.57%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over5,794 48.26%51.66%
In labor force3,781 31.5%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,781 31.5%29.65%
- - Employed3,593 29.93%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years663 5.52%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force496  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over7,236  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,561 63.03%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled865 11.95%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)179 2.47%4.73%
Walked812 11.22%2.93%
Other means347 4.8%1.19%
Worked at home472 6.52%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)13.9 0.19%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over7,378  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,744 37.19%33.65%
Service occupations1,664 22.55%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,930 26.16%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations39 0.53%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations625 8.47%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations376 5.1%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining133 1.8%1.87%
Construction486 6.59%6.78%
Manufacturing250 3.39%14.1%
Wholesale trade138 1.87%3.6%
Retail trade881 11.94%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities217 2.94%5.2%
Information188 2.55%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing439 5.95%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services821 11.13%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,840 24.94%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,450 19.65%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)310 4.2%4.87%
Public administration225 3.05%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers5,408 73.3%78.47%
Government workers1,217 16.49%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business736 9.98%6.63%
Unpaid family workers17 0.23%0.31%
 Durango, Colorado %, Durango, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households5,538  105,539,122
Less than $10,000646 11.66%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999419 7.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999943 17.03%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999767 13.85%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999792 14.3%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999999 18.04%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999453 8.18%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999316 5.71%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999106 1.91%2.2%
$200,000 or more97 1.75%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)34,892  41,994
With earnings4,654 38.77%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)43,690  56,604
With Social Security income1,138 9.48%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,218  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income104 0.87%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,175  6,320
With public assistance income100 0.83%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,653  3,032
With retirement income595 4.96%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,691  17,376
 
Families2,678  72,261,780
Less than $10,000120 4.48%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99993 3.47%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999282 10.53%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999336 12.55%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999466 17.4%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999645 24.09%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999354 13.22%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999232 8.66%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99972 2.69%2.75%
$200,000 or more78 2.91%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)50,814  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,352  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,812  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers25,022  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families196  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years149 76.02%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years88 44.9%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present105  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years85 80.95%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years40 38.1%42.27%
 
Individuals2,137  33,899,812
18 years and over1,861 87.08%65.35%
- 65 years and over119 5.57%9.7%
Related children under 18 years261 12.21%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years150 7.02%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,557 72.86%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.