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  The population of La Plata county is estimated at 55,216. In 2017 there were 560 births and 353 deaths in La Plata county. La Plata county has 9,688 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 4,424 that are owned free and clear and 6,988 that are renter occupied.


  The gracious residents of La Plata County filed 26,890 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 1.0% of all Colorado filings and 0.018% of the entire nation. La Plata had a combined total federal tax liability of $327,934,000 on earned income of $1,958,160,000. Other notable statistics from La Plata County were 760 unemployment claims which collected a total of $3,685,000 and 6,430 charitable contributions valued at $34,692,000. 7,440 filings from La Plata County paid a combined total of $14,504,000 in property taxes and 6,570 filings paid $68,562,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 La Plata county had 63 religious congregations with an estimated 20,185 members.

43.1% of the La Plata population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 4.8% have less than a highschool diploma level education.


About 56% of La Plata County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This is an increase from the 2012 election by 2,247 votes.

At $61,974 the median income is 89.7% of the Colorado average. An estimated 777 people claimed to be unemployed last year in La Plata, the equivalant of around 2.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 2.9%.


Top 15 Industries in La Plata County.
Total # EmployedIndustry Job Type
4,226Accommodation and food services
3,128Retail trade
2,737Health care and social assistance
2,424Food services and drinking places
2,183Restaurants and other eating places
1,802Accommodation
1,774Traveler accommodation
1,432Full-service restaurants
1,100Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,068Ambulatory health care services
879Finance and insurance
718Credit intermediation and related activities
710Food and beverage stores
687Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
637Administrative and support services


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