Montrose is a city of 21,044 people in Colorado. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 8,700 people. The median age is 47.0, about 8 years above the US median. Households here earn about 26% less than in Colorado as a whole. 5% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 20 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,386, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 94%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Montrose
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$138,724 → $387,900(+180%)US over the same years: +67%
Population8,854 → 21,044(+138%)US over the same years: +35%
White share83.5% → 74.4%(−9.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)16.8%(200)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.1%(346)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(447)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.9%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,188 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Montrose, decade by decade
Montrose population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,854
$50,418
$138,724
18.2%
35.0
2000
12,344
$61,481
$200,382
21.3%
41.2
2010
19,132
$65,773
$272,753
21.3%
48.5
2020
20,291
$63,673
$281,435
27.5%
54.0
2024
21,044
$70,386
$387,900
33.5%
50.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
