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Montrose County, CO


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Montrose, CO
Designated Market Area: Grand Junction-Montrose, CO
USDA County Type (2025): Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2024 population: 44,806   ( 2,128 from 2020)
Land area: 2240.9 square miles
Population density: 20.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:33,250 74.21% 3.2%
Black:2590.58% 27.0%
Indian:3170.71% 6.4%
Asian:3980.89% 15.0%
2+ races:7021.57% 13.8%
Hispanic:9,88022.05% 9.7%
Total non-White:11,55625.79% 10.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,695 9.9
Deaths:2,27713.3
Net Migration: 2,24513.2
Net Immigration: 4612.7
Change in White population:1,045 2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:1,083 2.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
42,678
32,20575.46%
2040.48%
2980.70%
3460.81%
6171.45%
9,00821.11%
10,47324.54%

2010
41,276
31,98977.50%
1180.29%
2040.49%
2600.63%
5191.26%
8,12719.69%
9,28722.50%

2000
33,432
27,55482.42%
780.23%
2280.68%
1490.45%
4391.31%
4,96714.86%
5,87817.58%

1990
24,423
21,52188.12%
360.15%
750.31%
830.34%
n/a
2,70811.09%
2,90211.88%

1980
24,352
21,84689.71%
80.03%
850.35%
220.09%
n/a
2,3689.72%
2,50610.29%

1970
18,366
15,78785.96%
140.08%
2541.38%
190.10%
n/a
2,20512.01%
2,579 14.04%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
4,147 10.0
3,9209.5
1,2323.0
310.1
216 0.5
1,186 2.9
2000's
NumberRate
4,719 14.1
3,2529.7
6,25518.7
3901.2
4,435 13.3
3,409 10.2
1990's
NumberRate
3,999 16.4
2,82211.6
5,79423.7
3781.5
6,033 24.7
2,976 12.2
1980's
NumberRate
3,600 14.8
2,139 8.8
-1,405 -5.8
n/a
-325 -1.3
396 1.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,234 23.1
n/a
6,059 33.0
-73 -0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Montrose County, CO
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
45.9
8,809 10.1%
78,675 89.9%
10,661 12.2%
17,042
2.47
11,806 69.3%
9,274 78.6%
736 6.2%
5,236 30.7%

2010
NumberPercent
42.0
10,179 24.7%
31,097 75.3%
7,349 17.8%
16,484
2.47
11,461 69.5%
9,244 80.7%
886 7.7%
5,023 30.5%

2000
NumberPercent
38.5
8,992 26.9%
24,440 73.1%
5,107 15.3%
13,008
2.53
9,280 71.3%
7,677 82.7%
633 6.8%
3,728 28.7%

1990
NumberPercent
37.1
6,632 27.2%
17,791 72.8%
3,995 16.4%
9,431
2.55
7,067 74.9%
6,124 86.7%
525 7.4%
2,364 25.1%

1980
NumberPercent
30.7
7,474 30.7%
16,878 69.3%
2,809 11.5%
8,481
2.83
6,755 79.6%
6,017 89.1%
313 4.6%
1,726 20.4%

2022 Housing Data for Montrose County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,122 
Median Value$314,100 
Occupied17,04289.1%
Vacant2,08010.9%
Owned12,96176.1%
Rented4,08123.9%
Median Rent$1,061 
Single-Family Units13,46170.4%
    Detached12,90367.5%
    Attached5582.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units8844.6%
Mobile Homes3,70419.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Montrose County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0008134.8%
$10,000 to $14,9996333.7%
$15,000 to $19,9998204.8%
$20,000 to $24,9997734.5%
$25,000 to $29,9999575.6%
$30,000 to $34,9997294.3%
$35,000 to $39,9999965.8%
$40,000 to $44,9996814.0%
$45,000 to $49,9994912.9%
$50,000 to $59,9991,2897.6%
$60,000 to $74,9991,6559.7%
$75,000 to $99,9992,56515.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991,5038.8%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0666.3%
$150,000 to $199,9999065.3%
$200,000 or more1,1656.8%
Median Household Income62,817 
Per Capita Income35,755 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state80 
Compared to U.S.91 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6563.8%
Public Assistance5763.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,93311.3%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed13,07669.2%
Unemployed6383.4%
In Armed Forces790.4%
Total Labor Force13,79373.0%
Not in Labor Force5,09927.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,7064,69558.8%
Non-Profit4831,20328.6%
Self-Employed2,0701,17163.9%
Local Government56980341.5%
State Government17816052.7%
Federal Government32715168.4%
Total Private + Self8,7765,86659.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,5572,31740.2%
Total10,3338,18355.8%
Pct. Govt.11.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,44613.2%
Sales and Office Occupations4,08422.0%
Professional, Technical3,56019.2%
Service Occupations3,15517.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1821.0%
All others5,33028.7%
White Collar 54.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance3,06016.5%
Retail trade2,62814.1%
Construction2,43013.1%
Accommodation and food services1,2116.5%
Manufacturing1,1896.4%
Other services1,1066.0%
Educational services9855.3%
Professional, scientific, technical8734.7%
Public administration8204.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6983.8%
Transportation and warehousing6523.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5472.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5362.9%
Finance and insurance4362.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing4332.3%
Wholesale trade4092.2%
Utilities2391.3%
Information1660.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1570.8%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Montrose County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,53517.60%
Puerto Rican860.20%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American2290.53%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran30.01%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran2260.53%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3080.72%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian30.01%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian2800.65%
Uruguayan250.06%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic7721.80%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1110.26%
Korean200.05%
Chinese110.03%
Vietnamese100.02%
Japanese90.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English33,91283.2%
Spanish6,08914.9%
Other Indo-European4111.0%
Tagalog1430.4%
German, other Germanic810.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun460.1%
Chinese430.1%
Other Asian200.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic80.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German6,16514.4%
English5,48712.8%
Irish3,8989.1%
American2,2395.2%
Italian2,0104.7%
Scottish1,1492.7%
European8382.0%
Norwegian7811.8%
French7371.7%
Swedish7131.7%
Polish6781.6%
Dutch5041.2%
Scotch-Irish4491.0%
Welsh2260.5%
Danish2210.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen40,96595.7%
Not a citizen1,8584.3%
Native39,71792.7%
Foreign-born3,1067.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Montrose County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,618 5.2%1,698 5.5%10,284 33.2%8,810 28.4%5,769 18.6%2,824 9.1%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,618 5.2%
9-12 Years 1,698 5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED 10,284 33.2%
Some College 8,810 28.4%
Bach. Degree 5,769 18.6%
Grad Degree 2,824 9.1%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Montrose County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 11,710 10,974 736 6.3% 5.1%
1991 12,054 11,112 942 7.8% 5.3%
1992 12,485 11,464 1,021 8.2% 6.1%
1993 12,929 12,157 772 6.0% 5.4%
1994 14,142 13,440 702 5.0% 4.2%
1995 14,903 14,062 841 5.6% 4.0%
1996 15,094 14,017 1,077 7.1% 4.2%
1997 15,620 14,756 864 5.5% 3.4%
1998 15,975 14,972 1,003 6.3% 3.6%
1999 15,922 15,048 874 5.5% 3.0%
2000 16,204 15,613 591 3.6% 2.7%
2001 16,954 16,212 742 4.4% 3.8%
2002 17,879 16,896 983 5.5% 5.7%
2003 18,248 17,170 1,078 5.9% 6.1%
2004 19,155 18,130 1,025 5.4% 5.6%
2005 19,805 18,867 938 4.7% 5.1%
2006 20,427 19,620 807 4.0% 4.2%
2007 20,924 20,184 740 3.5% 3.7%
2008 20,902 19,853 1,049 5.0% 4.9%
2009 21,175 19,322 1,853 8.8% 7.9%
2010 20,572 18,217 2,355 11.4% 9.2%
2011 19,990 17,706 2,284 11.4% 8.7%
2012 19,785 17,716 2,069 10.5% 8.0%
2013 19,279 17,487 1,792 9.3% 6.7%
2014 19,260 17,958 1,302 6.8% 5.0%
2015 19,319 18,379 940 4.9% 3.7%
2016 20,062 19,268 794 4.0% 3.1%
2017 20,752 20,118 634 3.1% 2.6%
2018 21,562 20,824 738 3.4% 3.0%
2019 21,767 21,116 651 3.0% 2.7%
2020 21,639 20,208 1,431 6.6% 7.3%
2021 21,185 20,035 1,150 5.4% 5.4%
2022 21,234 20,521 713 3.4% 3.0%
2023 21,339 20,641 698 3.3% 3.2%
2024 20,088 19,155 933 4.6% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com