La Plata

County in Colorado

County

The population development of La Plata.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
La Plata	County	32,284	43,941	51,334	55,638	56,823	→
Colorado	State	3,294,394	4,301,261	5,029,196	5,775,324	5,957,493

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in La Plata.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Bayfield	Town	La Plata	1,148	1,596	2,316	2,861	2,923	→
Durango	City	La Plata	12,728	14,518	16,868	19,090	19,811	→
Ignacio	Town	La Plata	670	709	858	850	847	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	28,272
Females	27,366

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	10,369
18-64 years	34,266
65+ years	11,003

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,728
70-79 years	5,028
60-69 years	8,596
50-59 years	6,934
40-49 years	6,801
30-39 years	7,500
20-29 years	7,384
10-19 years	6,352
0-9 years	5,315

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	36,524
Urban	19,114

»Race« (C 2020)
White	44,366
Black/African American	205
Indigenous	3,342
Asian	397
Pacific Islander	36
Some other	2,280
2 or more	5,012

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	7,008
Other	48,630