Montrose, CO

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Add Comparison
2024 Population
43,807
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
46.1
0.875% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.5%
3.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$72,120
9.15% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$388,400
8.52% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
19,733
4.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Montrose, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96% of the residents in Montrose, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Montrose, CO was $388,400, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Montrose, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Montrose, CO was 2 cars per household.

Montrose, CO borders Grand Junction, CO.

United StatesColorado

Population & Diversity

Montrose, CO is home to a population of 43.8k people, from which 96% are citizens. As of 2024, 6% of Montrose, CO residents were born outside of the country (2.63k people).

In 2024, there were 6.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32k people) in Montrose, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.17k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96%
2024 Citizenship
95.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96% of Montrose, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Montrose, CO was 95.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Montrose, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    32k ± 349
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    5.17k ± 747
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.97k ± 551
21.5%
Hispanic Population
9.43k people

In 2024, there were 6.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32k people) in Montrose, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.17k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

21.5% of the people in Montrose, CO are hispanic (9.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Montrose, CO as a share of the total population.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

View Data
Save Image

Foreign-Born Population

6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.63k people
6.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.9k people

As of 2024, 6% of Montrose, CO residents (2.63k 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 Montrose, CO was 6.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,172 ± 191
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    529 ± 167
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    408 ± 177

Montrose, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Montrose, CO.

View Data
Save Image

Economy

The economy of Montrose, CO employs 19.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Montrose, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,328 people), Construction (2,739 people), and Retail Trade (2,495 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($73,314), Wholesale Trade ($69,135), and Finance & Insurance ($68,883).

Employment

Occupations

19.7k
2024 Value
± 1,098
4.25%
1 Year growth
± 7.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Montrose, CO grew at a rate of 4.25%, from 18.9k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montrose, CO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,543 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,214 people), and Management Occupations (2,075 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montrose, CO.

View Data
Save Image

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Data
Save Image

Industries

Employment by Industries

19.7k
2024 Value
± 1,098
4.25%
1 Year growth
± 7.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Montrose, CO grew at a rate of 4.25%, from 18.9k employees to 19.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montrose, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,328 people), Construction (2,739 people), and Retail Trade (2,495 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montrose, CO, though some of these residents may live in Montrose, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

View Data
Save Image

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,042
Median earning men ± $6,085
$39,004
Median earning women ± $2,924

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($79,766), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,214), and Public Administration ($75,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($87,823), Public Administration ($63,828), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,689).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Y-Axis
1.73%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

View Data
Save Image

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 165
    Construction
  2. 107
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. 85
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

View Data
Save Image

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $149k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $102k
    Construction
  3. $95.2k
    Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

View Data
Save Image

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Montrose, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

View Data
Save Image

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.
John Hickenlooper
Senator from Colorado2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

View Data
Save Image

Housing & Living

The median property value in Montrose, CO was $388,400 in 2024, which is 1.17 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $357,900 to $388,400, a 8.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Montrose, CO is 75.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Montrose, CO have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montrose, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$388,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,255
$13,623
Median Property Taxes
±$813

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 Montrose, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Rent vs Own

75.4%
Homeownership
2024
71.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 75.4% of the housing units in Montrose, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Montrose, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,120
Median Household Income
± $2,832
18.1k
Number of Households
± 966

In 2024, the median household income of the 18.1k households in Montrose, CO grew to $72,120 from the previous year's value of $66,072.

The following chart displays the households in Montrose, 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 $75k - $100k range.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Montrose, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.5%)
  3. Carpooled (7.54%)

In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Montrose, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.54%).

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.

View Data
Save Image

Commute Time

21.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montrose, CO have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.18% of the workforce in Montrose, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Montrose, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

View Data
Save Image

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montrose, CO (5k out of 43.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

86.7% of the population of Montrose, CO has health coverage, with 26.7% on employee plans, 23.1% on Medicaid, 19.8% on Medicare, 15.3% on non-group plans, and 1.77% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.
1,207 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Colorado

Primary care physicians in Colorado see an average of 1,207 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Colorado in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

View Data
Save Image

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.5% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.1% were men and 49.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

13.3%
Uninsured
26.7%
Employer Coverage
23.1%
Medicaid
19.8%
Medicare
15.3%
Non-Group
1.77%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Montrose, CO grew by 2.8% from 12.9% to 13.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Montrose, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

View Data
Save Image