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Montezuma County, CO

Demographic and economic profile of Montezuma County, CO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Montezuma County is a small, rural Colorado county of 26,204 residents with a relatively older workforce—median age 44.5—and modest educational attainment, with 30.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a labor force participation rate of just 55.1%. Median household income stands at $65,244 against a median home value of $308,100 and median gross rent of $974/month, reflecting relatively affordable housing costs by Colorado standards. Population grew only 1.1% over five years, unemployment sits at 4.5%, and a high homeownership rate of 76.2% points to a stable, long-tenured resident base rather than a transient labor pool.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

26,204

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,244

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.1% since 2018

Montezuma County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone19,818 (75.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone2,797 (10.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,528 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,044 (4.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone682 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone295 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,064
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island137
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)136
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic123
  5. 5.Other Indo-European92

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,788

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,618

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,667

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,734
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,480
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,169
  4. 4.Public Administration (Group)1,043
  5. 5.Construction (Group)995

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,789
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,196
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,961
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,458
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations966

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.86×)687
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.83×)966
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.27×)1,244
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.20×)923
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)1,381

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$308,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$974/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,540 (17.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,351 (15.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,175 (13.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999945 (11.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999829 (9.6%)
  • $750,000 to $999,999458 (5.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

30.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,413

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,337 (74.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,165 (10.4%)
  • Carpooled1,003 (9.0%)
  • Walked304 (2.7%)
  • Bicycle151 (1.4%)
  • Other142 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.