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Durango School District 9-R

Durango School District 9-R is a unified school district in Colorado with a community population of 42,394. The median household income is $84,713 and the median age is 42.5.

42,394

Population

39

People / sq mi

$84,713

Median Income

42.5

Median Age

Durango School District 9-R covers 1,079 sq mi of land at 39.3 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White82.7%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian56.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.3%

Economy & Income

$84,713

Median Household Income

$50,185

Per Capita Income

8.4%

Poverty Rate

2.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$660,000

Median Home Value

$1,535

Median Rent

67.5%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

97.0%

High School+

53.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Durango School District 9-R serves a community with a population of 42,394 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Colorado.

The median household income in Durango School District 9-R is $84,713, with a per capita income of $50,185. The poverty rate is 8.4%.

Durango School District 9-R is 82.7% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 56.9% Asian, and 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Durango School District 9-R, 97.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 53.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Durango School District 9-R is $660,000, with a median rent of $1,535. The homeownership rate is 67.5%.

Data for Durango School District 9-R from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 0803480).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.