Montrose, Colorado demographics

Montrose, CO demographics: median age 47.0; 33.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Montrose city, Colorado · Incorporated city · GEOID 0851745. The survey estimates a population of 21,044 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Montrose is 47.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 9,050 households (±386). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.0 ±2.6	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	4,069 ±434	19.3% ±2.1 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,560 ±450	16.9% ±2.1 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	7,593 ±580	36.1% ±2.8 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	5,822 ±488	27.7% ±2.3 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	9,993 ±343	47.5% ±1.6 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	11,051 ±346	52.5% ±1.6 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	16,686 ±547	79.3% ±2.6 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	133 ±94 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	319 ±215 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	181 ±60	0.9% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	851 ±366	4.0% ±1.7 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,874 ±424	13.7% ±2.0 pp	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,515 ±601	78.5% ±2.9 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,529 ±603	21.5% ±2.9 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,723 ±340	41.1% ±3.3 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	530 ±192	5.9% ±2.1 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,076 ±232	11.9% ±2.5 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,197 ±372	35.3% ±3.8 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	524 ±171	5.8% ±1.9 pp	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,035 ±302	22.5% ±3.2 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,015 ±455	77.5% ±3.8 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,050
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,197 ±372	35.3% ±3.8 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,397 ±352	37.5% ±3.5 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,196 ±297	13.2% ±3.2 pp	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	734 ±233	8.1% ±2.6 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	430 ±135	4.8% ±1.5 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	61 ±61 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	35 ±47 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,044
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	19,937 ±293	94.7% ±1.4 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,107 ±294	5.3% ±1.4 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,917
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	17,456 ±529	87.6% ±2.5 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	1,947 ±391	9.8% ±2.0 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	66 ±74 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	37 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	309 ±307 · low precision	1.6% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	49 ±44 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	43 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	10 ±20 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,455
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,113 ±304	7.2% ±2.0 pp	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,422 ±544	28.6% ±3.4 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,342 ±471	21.6% ±3.0 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,406 ±379	9.1% ±2.4 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,969 ±491	19.2% ±3.1 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,203 ±396	14.3% ±2.5 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 20,794
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	18,597 ±487	89.4% ±2.3 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	868 ±341	4.2% ±1.6 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	714 ±219	3.4% ±1.1 pp	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	367 ±178	1.8% ±0.9 pp	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	248 ±293 · low precision	1.2% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.4% of Montrose residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 89.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Montrose	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.4% ±2.4 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.7% ±2.5 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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