Dolores County, CO
Demographic and economic profile of Dolores County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dolores County is a small, rural Colorado county of 2,385 residents with an economy rooted in natural resource and land-based industries, reflected in a median worker earnings of $48,708 and a GDP per capita of $40,364. The labor pool is limited—participation sits at 58.2%, consistent with a median age of 56.7 years—though unemployment is low at 2.5% and 96.2% hold a high school diploma or higher. The county has seen notable population growth of 29.5% over five years, homeownership stands at 84.1% with a median home value of $231,900, and a poverty rate of 18.8% signals uneven income distribution across a still very small base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+29.5% since 2018
Dolores County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone2,029 (83.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races183 (7.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone130 (5.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone62 (2.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race28 (1.2%)
- Black or African American Alone0 (0.0%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance226
- 2.Public Administration (Group)223
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services191
- 4.Construction (Group)139
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services119
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations644
- 2.Service Occupations228
- 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations207
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations204
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations53
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.12×)117
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 5.05×)286
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.27×)105
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)114
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.06×)157
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.