Moving to Cortez, Colorado

About Cortez, Colorado
Cortez

Cortez ( ) is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 8,766 at the 2020 United States Census.

Gender
Gender Cortez Colorado Country
Female 54.4% 49.7% 50.8%
Male 45.6% 50.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Cortez Colorado Country
Less than $10,000 5.1% 4.5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.2% 3.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12% 6.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.8% 7.2% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 23.7% 11% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.2% 17.4% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8% 13.6% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.3% 18.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7% 8.7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1% 9.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Cortez Colorado Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 30% 21% 27.0%
Other College 24% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 20% 26% 20.0%
Master's Degree 9% 11% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Cortez Colorado Country
White 64.5% 67.5% 60.1%
African American 1.2% 3.9% 12.2%
American Indian 6.1% 0.5% 0.6%
Asian 2.2% 3.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.8% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.3% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 22% 21.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity