COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Montrose County

Colorado · 24,423 residents · 2,241 sq mi

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Montrose County is home to 24,423 people in Colorado. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 9,009 fewer people here than in 2000. Households here earn about 25% less than in Colorado as a whole. Median home value sits at $59,800. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

24,423

−27%vs 2000

vs 33,432 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2,241 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,575)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(2,145)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,992)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(1,496)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(988)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(3,224)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(3,717)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(2,807)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,484)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(2,302)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(1,331)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(362)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,610

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,234 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,092

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,158 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $112,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $521 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.9% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.4%(27,554)

Black0.2%(78)

Hispanic / Latino14.9%(4,967)

Asian0.4%(130)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(23,441)

Black0.1%(36)

Hispanic / Latino11.1%(2,708)

Asian0.5%(119)

Other3.4%(827)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican16.2%(7,089)

Spaniard0.8%(367)

South American0.8%(343)

Peruvian0.7%(320)

Central American0.6%(268)

Salvadoran0.6%(268)

Puerto Rican0.2%(99)

Cuban0.1%(25)

Uruguayan0.1%(23)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(67)

Pakistani0.1%(52)

Chinese0.1%(38)

Korean0%(15)

Cambodian0%(9)

Nepalese0%(7)

Japanese0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German17.6%(7,727)

English14.7%(6,461)

Irish9%(3,935)

American5%(2,180)

Italian4.7%(2,076)

Scottish3.7%(1,606)

French1.8%(789)

Polish1.8%(782)

Swedish1.8%(776)

Norwegian1.5%(669)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(543)

Dutch0.9%(374)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.7%(292)

Welsh0.5%(227)

Russian0.5%(204)

Czech0.4%(195)

Danish0.4%(168)

French Canadian0.3%(121)

Portuguese0.3%(121)

Slovak0.2%(94)

Ukrainian0.2%(94)

British0.2%(82)

Canadian0.2%(81)

Greek0.2%(75)

Hungarian0.2%(70)

Armenian0.1%(61)

Finnish0.1%(56)

Arab0.1%(29)

Lebanese0.1%(29)

Subsaharan African0.1%(27)

Belgian0.1%(26)

Croatian0.1%(25)

Slovene0.1%(25)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Lithuanian0%(18)

Serbian0%(18)

Australian0%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.4%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.5 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.2%(5,147)

Married54.5%(9,939)

Widowed3.3%(594)

Divorced14%(2,550)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(3,664)

Married55.7%(10,256)

Widowed10.1%(1,865)

Divorced14.3%(2,630)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 37.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.8%(529)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(681)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.1%(1,192)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.8%(53)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,976 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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