Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO

Census Place

2024 Population

345

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

59.7

7.96% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13.6%

196% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$57,784

15.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is home to a population of 345 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.8% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 6.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (241 people) in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38 American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic) and 29 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
241 ± 126
American Indian & Alaska Native (Hispanic)
38 ± 45
White (Hispanic)
29 ± 41

27.2%

Hispanic Population

94 people

27.2% of the people in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO are hispanic (94 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
205,206 ± 10,925 people
India
23,918 ± 3,789 people
China
18,011 ± 3,290 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 205,206 Colorado residents, followed by India with 23,918 and China with 18,011.

Foreign-Born Population

14.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

12.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

As of 2024, 14.8% of Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO residents (51 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO was 12.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO was $383,700 in 2024, which is 1.15 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,000 to $383,700, a 4.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is 93.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$383,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$92,748

$208

Median Property Taxes

±$95

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,784

Median Household Income

± $33,651

223

Number of Households

± 103

In 2024, the median household income of the 223 households in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO declined from $57,784 from the previous year's value of $68,214.

The following chart displays the households in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is from Colorado.

0.46

2024 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.462

2023 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2024, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.46 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78%)
Worked At Home (13.7%)
Carpooled (8.33%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.7%) and those who carpooled to work (8.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO (47 out of 345 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, CO is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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