Moving to Montrose, Colorado
About Montrose, Colorado

Montrose is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Montrose County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 20,291 at the 2020 census, within a total area of 18.5 square miles. The main road that leads in and out of Montrose is U.S. Highway 50.
The city is located in western Colorado, in the Uncompahgre Valley, and is an economic, labor, and transportation waypoint for the surrounding area. Montrose is the second-largest city in western Colorado, after Grand Junction.
Gender
Gender | Montrose | Colorado | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 53.6% | 49.7% | 50.8% |
Male | 46.4% | 50.3% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Montrose | Colorado | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 6.8% | 4.5% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 7% | 3.1% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 10.4% | 6.6% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 11.5% | 7.2% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 13.3% | 11% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 18.8% | 17.4% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 14.6% | 13.6% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 10.7% | 18.2% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3.3% | 8.7% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3.5% | 9.6% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Montrose | Colorado | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 7% | 3% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 5% | 5% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 27% | 21% | 27.0% |
Other College | 27% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 18% | 26% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 11% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 2% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Montrose | Colorado | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 75.9% | 67.5% | 60.1% |
African American | 0.1% | 3.9% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1% | 3.1% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 1% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 20.6% | 21.7% | 18.2% |
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