Population 1,806 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Towaoc
Household size in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.54 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.92 | 2.63 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.64 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.54 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.00 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
Households in Towaoc run a little small, averaging 2.54 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Colorado as a whole looks much the same.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.7 | 36.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 33.2 | 37.7 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 30.7 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.1 | 39.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +15.4 | +2.1 | +2.3 |
Towaoc skews older: half of its residents are older than 45.1, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. The median age has climbed from 29.7 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.4% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 19.3% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 23.0% | 9.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 29.6% | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −8.8 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head about three in ten households in Towaoc (29.6%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Towaoc
Renters in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.1% | 32.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.7% | 35.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 37.3% | 34.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 33.5% | 33.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | +1.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Towaoc rent their homes (33.5%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 58.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 18.7% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.2% | 8.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 3.7% | 7.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.5 pts | −3.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Only 3.7% of homes in Towaoc are vacant, far below the national rate of 9.6%, which usually means strong demand for housing.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1981 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1985 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1988 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1979 | 1988 | 1980 |
| Change | −1 | +7 | +6 |
The typical home in Towaoc was built around 1979, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Colorado as a whole, where the median home dates to 1988.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $274 | $1,051 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $406 | $1,165 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $419 | $1,450 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $451 | $1,963 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$177 | +$912 | +$606 |
The median renter in Towaoc pays $451 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.1% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Towaoc
Bachelor's degrees in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 36.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.8% | 37.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 40.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.6% | 45.9% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.0 pts | +9.4 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Towaoc have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 15.6%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.1% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 79.5% | 90.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 83.0% | 91.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 80.8% | 92.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −8.2 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in Towaoc never finished high school, well above the national share: only 80.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Towaoc
| Period | Towaoc | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.7% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 7.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.5% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 8.5% | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −1.2 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Towaoc runs well above the national rate: 8.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Towaoc compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towaoc | 2.54 | 45.1 | 29.6% | 33.5% | 3.7% | 1979 | $451 | 15.6% | 80.8% | 8.5% |
| Cortez | 2.50 | 40.8 | 13.9% | 27.5% | 8.8% | 1977 | $951 | 26.8% | 90.6% | 3.4% |
| Mesa Verde National Park | 2.10 | 56.2 | 5.6% | 13.5% | 8.9% | 1993 | $864 | 33.5% | 94.9% | 4.5% |
| Mancos | 2.06 | 56.7 | 2.6% | 18.1% | 9.6% | 1996 | $1,049 | 43.4% | 95.4% | 5.0% |
| Aneth | 3.33 | 32.2 | 21.5% | 17.5% | 28.5% | 1992 | $806 | 8.8% | 80.5% | 21.8% |
| Montezuma Creek | 3.36 | 31.6 | 22.7% | 16.7% | 29.6% | 1992 | $819 | 8.6% | 81.0% | 20.9% |
| Kline | 2.56 | 48.0 | 7.2% | 15.5% | 11.6% | 1992 | $1,483 | 33.9% | 95.9% | 3.2% |
| Hesperus | 2.55 | 45.4 | 3.8% | 13.2% | 15.6% | 1994 | $1,256 | 48.5% | 98.1% | 2.0% |
| Marvel | 2.27 | 48.1 | 7.2% | 16.1% | 10.3% | 1993 | $1,341 | 35.4% | 93.5% | 2.3% |
| Bluff | 3.06 | 39.4 | 23.8% | 16.6% | 38.4% | 1990 | $850 | 17.5% | 81.2% | 11.0% |
| Durango | 2.15 | 42.1 | 6.2% | 35.4% | 12.9% | 1990 | $1,461 | 54.5% | 97.0% | 3.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Towaoc. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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