Montrose County, CO

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2023 Population

43,272

1.05% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

45.7

0.436% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.9%

2.89% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$66,072

5.18% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$357,900

13.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

18,928

1.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Montrose County, CO had a population of 43.3k people with a median age of 45.7 and a median household income of $66,072. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Montrose County, CO grew from 42,823 to 43,272, a 1.05% increase and its median household income grew from $62,817 to $66,072, a 5.18% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Montrose County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (74%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (10.3%), White (Hispanic) (7.35%), Other (Hispanic) (2.69%), and Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.06%).

None of the households in Montrose County, 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.

95.5% of the residents in Montrose County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Montrose County, CO was $357,900, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

Most people in Montrose County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Montrose County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Montrose County, CO borders Delta County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Ouray County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Grand County, UT, and San Juan County, UT.

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Population & Diversity

Montrose County, CO is home to a population of 43.3k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.7% of Montrose County, CO residents were born outside of the country (2.9k people).

In 2023, there were 7.19 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (32k people) in Montrose County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.45k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 3.18k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

95.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 95.5% of Montrose County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Montrose County, CO was 95.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Montrose County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
32k ± 204
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.45k ± 764
White (Hispanic)
3.18k ± 839

21.2%

Hispanic Population

9.2k people

21.2% of the people in Montrose County, CO are hispanic (9.2k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
203,143 ± 10,870 people
India
22,453 ± 3,672 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

6.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.9k people

7.25%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

3.11k people

As of 2023, 6.7% of Montrose County, CO residents (2.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Montrose County, CO was 7.25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,220 ± 161
Gulf War (2001-)
469 ± 155
Gulf War (1990s)
398 ± 193

Montrose County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Montrose County, CO employs 18.9k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Montrose County, CO were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,033 people), Construction (2,567 people), and Retail Trade (2,535 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($80,938), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($72,064), and Finance & Insurance ($67,300).

Employment

Occupations

18.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

1.9%

1 Year growth

± 7.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montrose County, CO grew at a rate of 1.9%, from 18.6k employees to 18.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Montrose County, CO, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,068 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,054 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,930 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Montrose County, CO.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

18.9k

2023 Value

± 1,069

1.9%

1 Year growth

± 7.93%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Montrose County, CO grew at a rate of 1.9%, from 18.6k employees to 18.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Montrose County, CO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,033 people), Construction (2,567 people), and Retail Trade (2,535 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Montrose County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Montrose County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,302

Median earning men ± $5,292

$36,712

Median earning women ± $2,685

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($85,119), Public Administration ($70,833), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,150).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($81,115), Public Administration ($61,500), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,813).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

165
Construction
107
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$149k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$102k
Construction
$95.2k
Retail Trade

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

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Montrose County, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

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 Colorado

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2023, 0.981% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.906% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were Bachelors Degree (1.19M), High School or Equivalent (993k), and Some college (989k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Montrose County, CO was $357,900 in 2023, which is 1.18 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $314,100 to $357,900, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Montrose County, CO is 74.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Montrose County, CO have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Montrose County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Montrose County, CO is $66,072. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Montrose County, CO was Census Tract 9666.02, Montrose County, CO with a value of $92,716, followed by Census Tract 9665.01, Montrose County, CO and Census Tract 9662.02, Montrose County, CO, with respective values of $80,000 and $72,651.

In 2024, 13.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Montrose County, CO. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.19%.

Housing

Property

$357,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,598

$13,085

Median Property Taxes

±$779

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 County, 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 County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2023

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.6% of the housing units in Montrose County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9666.02, Montrose County, CO
Census Tract 9665.01, Montrose County, CO
Census Tract 9662.02, Montrose County, CO

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Montrose County, CO was Census Tract 9666.02, Montrose County, CO with a value of $92,716, followed by Census Tract 9665.01, Montrose County, CO and Census Tract 9662.02, Montrose County, CO, with respective values of $80,000 and $72,651.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Montrose County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$66,072

Median Household Income

± $4,303

17.5k

Number of Households

± 954

In 2023, the median household income of the 17.5k households in Montrose County, CO grew to $66,072 from the previous year's value of $62,817.

The following chart displays the households in Montrose County, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Montrose County, 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (7.31%)

In 2023, 77.4% of workers in Montrose County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (7.31%).

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.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Montrose County, CO have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.52% of the workforce in Montrose County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 13.4% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Montrose County, CO. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 3.19%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

11.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Montrose County, CO (5.1k out of 42.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Montrose County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2024, 15.4% of the children was living in poverty in Montrose County, CO. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 9.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 134 in Montrose County, CO. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 56.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

87.1% of the population of Montrose County, CO has health coverage, with 25.9% on employee plans, 24.3% on Medicaid, 19.5% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Montrose County, CO see 1,167 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.99% decrease from the previous year (1,203 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 932 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,167 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Montrose County, CO

Primary care physicians in Montrose County, CO see an average of 1,167 patients per year. This represents a 2.99% decrease from the previous year (1,203 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.1% under 18 years, 15.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

12.9%

Uninsured

25.9%

Employer Coverage

24.3%

Medicaid

19.5%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

1.9%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Montrose County, CO declined by 2.68% from 13.3% to 12.9%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 65.7 in Montrose County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Montrose County, CO.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 25.9% in Montrose County, CO.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Montrose County, CO.