Demographics of Cortez city, Colorado

Cortez city, Colorado had 9,126 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +346 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cortez city, in four figures

9,126
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,976 ±24.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +346 people.; 36.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,247 ±$7,098
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cortez city, Colorado's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cortez city, 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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The figures

Cortez city, Colorado's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cortez city, 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	8,780	100.0	100.0
2021	8,921	101.6	100.2
2022	9,002	102.5	100.7
2023	9,048	103.1	101.6
2024	9,105	103.7	102.5
2025	9,126	103.9	103.1

Population of Cortez city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,780	—
2021	8,921	+141
2022	9,002	+81
2023	9,048	+46
2024	9,105	+57
2025	9,126	+21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±4.1: for men 36.5 ±4.6 and for women 36.4 ±5.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cortez city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	379 ±169	4.2% ±1.9	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,721 ±322	19.2% ±3.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	965 ±273	10.8% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,407 ±368	26.8% ±4.1	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,729 ±312	19.3% ±3.5	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,775 ±277	19.8% ±3.1	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,247 ±$7,098, and income per person $30,546 ±$3,339, 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 Cortez city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	816 ±204	22.0% ±5.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	857 ±250	23.1% ±6.6	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	812 ±246	21.9% ±6.5	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	475 ±168	12.8% ±4.4	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	465 ±181	12.5% ±4.8	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	63 to 207	1.7% to 5.6%	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	71 to 239	1.9% to 6.4%	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Cortez city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,328 ±473	15.0% ±5.4	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	85 to 409	4.3% to 19.2%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	726 ±290	16.5% ±6.3	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	355 ±139	15.4% ±5.6	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cortez city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cortez city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	3,991 ±272	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±8.7	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 11.0%	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.6% ±6.4	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.4% ±6.7	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$272,900 ±$17,718	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$984 ±$62	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±3	1988 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Cortez city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,768 ±339	19.7% ±3.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,576 ±448	62.1% ±5.0	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.4%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 107	0% to 1.2%	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	871 ±374	9.7% ±4.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	694 ±310	7.7% ±3.5	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 Cortez city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	3,944 ±474	43.9% ±5.3	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,729 ±494	52.7% ±5.5	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20 to 150	0.2% to 1.7%	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	69 to 367	0.8% to 4.1%	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38 to 264	0.4% to 2.9%	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 138	0% to 1.5%	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Cortez city among the places of Colorado

74th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Cortez city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Fairmount CDP	9,902 ±963
Alamosa city	9,879 ±34
Delta city	9,421 ±55
Roxborough Park CDP	9,085 ±884
Craig city	8,991 ±32
Cortez city	8,976 ±24
Gypsum town	8,941 ±12
Timnath town	8,941 ±37
Woodmoor CDP	8,934 ±963
Stonegate CDP	8,906 ±865
Fort Lupton city	8,897 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Colorado by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 32 Places in Colorado by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 42 Places in Colorado by homeownership rate
No. 80 Places in Colorado by per capita income
No. 92 Places in Colorado by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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