Cortez

Population: 8,898
Median household income: $51,377
Median home value: $226,700

Cortez is a community in Montezuma County, Colorado, home to 8,898 residents. At $51,377, its median household income sits below Montezuma County's $63,005.

From 2019 to 2023, Cortez's population grew 2.6% from 8,675 to 8,898, while its median home value rose 33.1% from $170,300 to $226,700.

63.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,898
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,377
Median home value: $226,700
Median gross rent: $1,028
Housing units: 3,980
Homeownership rate: 60.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6758,898

Median household income

$42,271$51,377

Median home value

$170,300$226,700

Median gross rent

$812$1,028

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,675	$42,271	$170,300	$812
2020	8,729	$42,245	$166,800	$839
2021	8,742	$51,924	$174,800	$878
2022	8,832	$55,962	$204,100	$941
2023	8,898	$51,377	$226,700	$1,028

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	238	2.7%
5 to 17	1,717	19.3%
18 to 24	886	10.0%
25 to 34	1,150	12.9%
35 to 44	1,187	13.3%
45 to 54	872	9.8%
55 to 64	1,008	11.3%
65 to 74	1,104	12.4%
75 and over	736	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,496	61.8%
Black or African American	169	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	760	8.5%
Asian	181	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	626	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,653	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	650	10.7%
High school graduate	1,968	32.5%
Some college or associate's	1,669	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,079	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	691	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle2.7%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,949	76.5%
Carpooled	401	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	114	3.0%
Bicycle	103	2.7%
Worked from home	261	6.8%
Other means	25	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,475	68.9%
15 to 29 min	699	19.5%
30 to 44 min	61	1.7%
45 to 59 min	164	4.6%
60+ min	193	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 13.8% (1,214 of 8,771)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,169	60.2%
Nonfamily households	1,435	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,604	90.6%
Vacant	376	9.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,172	60.3%
Renter-occupied	1,432	39.7%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other13.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,509	63.0%
1-unit, attached	60	1.5%
2 to 4 units	666	16.7%
5 to 19 units	105	2.6%
20 or more units	101	2.5%
Mobile home & other	539	13.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0817375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.23 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 37.3498, -108.5767