Dolores County , Colorado
Population: 2,385 residents · 2023 Census ACS
Income $70,490 Home $231,900 Rent $1,688/mo
Page updated: · Data vintage: CDC PLACES 2023 · FEMA NRI v1.20
With under 5,000 residents, Dolores County operates more like a single rural community than a typical county. Housing inventory is thin (median home value $232,000) and labor-market data carries unusually wide ACS margins of error. FEMA's National Risk Index ranks Dolores County in the bottom 11% nationally for natural-hazard exposure — an underrated factor in long-term housing-cost comparisons.
$70,490
Median Income
household
$231,900
Home Value
median
$1,688/mo
Monthly Rent
median gross
N/A
Unemployment
rate
Income & Housing
| Median Household Income | $70,490 |
| Per Capita Income | $42,092 |
| Poverty Rate | 18.8% |
| Median Home Value | $231,900 |
| Median Gross Rent | $1,688/mo |
| Owner Occupied | 84.1% |
| Renter Occupied | 15.9% |
Demographics & Education
| Total Population | 2,385 |
| Median Age | 57.2 yrs |
| Bachelor's or Higher | 24.7% |
Health Outcomes
CDC PLACES 2023 · % of adults
27.3%
Obesity
8.8%
Diabetes
14.9%
Smoking
35.1%
High Blood Pressure
19.4%
No Physical Activity
22.7%
Depression
30.5%
Insufficient Sleep
69.2%
Annual Checkup
Natural Hazard Risk
FEMA National Risk Index · county-level scores
Overall risk score: 11.3 · 11th national percentile
🌪️ Tornado
2.77
🔥 Wildfire
79.77
❄️ Winter Storm
13.08
🌍 Earthquake
32.92
☀️ Drought
45.45
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