Demographics of Montrose County, Colorado

Montrose County, Colorado had 44,591 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,766 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Montrose County, in four figures

44,591
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,766 people.; 46.1 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,120 ±$2,832
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Montrose County, Colorado's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Montrose County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Montrose County, Colorado's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Montrose County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	42,825	100.0	100.0
2021	43,247	101.0	100.2
2022	43,838	102.4	100.7
2023	44,238	103.3	101.6
2024	44,687	104.3	102.5
2025	44,591	104.1	103.1

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Population of Montrose County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	42,825	+141	−25	+1	+177
2021	43,247	+422	−159	+24	+573
2022	43,838	+591	−216	+112	+670
2023	44,238	+400	−152	+142	+409
2024	44,687	+449	−185	+234	+400
2025	44,591	−96	−152	+39	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.1 ±0.5: for men 44.0 ±1.0 and for women 47.6 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Montrose County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	2,025 ±38	4.6% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,750 ±464	15.4% ±1.1	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,086 ±415	7.0% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,537 ±492	21.8% ±1.1	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,009 ±536	25.1% ±1.2	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,400 ±589	26.0% ±1.3	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,120 ±$2,832, and income per person $38,321 ±$1,439, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Montrose County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	3,001 ±400	16.6% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,488 ±449	19.3% ±2.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,032 ±400	16.8% ±2.2	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,793 ±334	15.5% ±1.8	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,140 ±425	17.4% ±2.3	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,169 ±241	6.5% ±1.3	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,446 ±247	8.0% ±1.4	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Montrose County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	5,003 ±960	11.5% ±2.2	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,421 ±431	16.3% ±4.7	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,255 ±444	11.1% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,327 ±288	9.2% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Montrose County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Montrose County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	19,758 ±32	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.5% ±1.9	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.5% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±2.1	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$388,400 ±$12,255	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,188 ±$88	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Montrose County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,427 ±0	21.5% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	32,027 ±349	73.1% ±0.8	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	184 ±88	0.4% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	206 ±55	0.5% ±0.1	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	105 to 345	0.2% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	26 to 240	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,604 ±353	3.7% ±0.8	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Montrose County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	20,436 ±1,021	46.7% ±2.3	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,264 ±1,050	46.3% ±2.4	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	480 ±219	1.1% ±0.5	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,627 ±366	6.0% ±0.8	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	894 ±369	2.0% ±0.8	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,733 ±381	4.0% ±0.9	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Montrose County among the counties of Colorado

17th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Montrose County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Broomfield County	79,174	+6.3%
Garfield County	63,474	+2.7%
La Plata County	56,898	+2.2%
Eagle County	54,291	−2.5%
Fremont County	50,039	+2.4%
Montrose County	44,591	+4.1%
Delta County	32,178	+3.6%
Summit County	31,517	+0.9%
Elbert County	30,534	+16.5%
Morgan County	30,306	+4.2%
Montezuma County	26,678	+3.0%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 17 Counties by population in Colorado
No. 22 Counties by population growth in Colorado

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026