Colorado

La Plata County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
77.8%
Hispanic
12.9%
Native American
6.4%
Other
2.9%

Compared with Colorado and the United States

La Plata Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricLa Plata CountyColoradoUnited States
Non-Hispanic White77.8%63.1%58%
Hispanic12.9%24.1%—
American Indian and Alaska Native6.4%0.6%—
Black or African American0.6%4.2%—
East Asian0.5%1.3%—
Indian0.3%0.8%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in La Plata County next to Colorado and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricLa Plata CountyColoradoUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—103.1 (+3.1%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—127.4 (+27.4%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$86,056$95,470$80,734
Median home value$591,500$539,400$332,700
Home price to income6.9×5.6×4.1×
Median gross rent$1,504/mo$1,761/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income21.0%22.1%21.0%