La Plata County, Colorado

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La Plata County, Colorado is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (108th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median home value (88th of 3,217 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	56,331	5,862,189	334,922,499	938th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$86,056	$95,470	$80,734	404th of 3,221
Median Age	43.2	37.7	38.9	1143rd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	49.3%	45.7%	35.7%	108th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$591,500	$539,400	$332,700	88th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,504	$1,761	$1,413	243rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	11.7%	9.4%	12.5%	2018th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.6%	5.2%	2011th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	33.3	56.6	n/a	1910th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.1%	9.8%	14.1%	1500th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.1	n/a	n/a	144th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.9%	66.2%	65.2%	2175th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.3	25.2	26.4	2471st of 3,221
Worked from Home	18.1%	21.0%	15.1%	207th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1456th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.6%	48.3%	46.9%	1107th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1198th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	76.1%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.9%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	40.1	52.5	61.4

Age in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	43.2	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.5%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.9%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.8%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	24,378	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	61.7%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	10.1%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.6%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	27.8%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$49,353	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.3%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	14.2%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.9%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.8%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	11.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	24.7%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	8.7%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	28,990	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	11.1%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.9%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,993.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.1%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,552	$2,602	n/a

Education in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	3.5%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.9%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	30.1%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	19.2%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	63.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.1%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.5%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.5%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.5%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	2.7%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in La Plata County, Colorado

Statistic	La Plata County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.1%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.5%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.7%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	6.8%	12.7%	16.7%

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