Monte Vista

Population: 4,178
Median household income: $49,339
Median home value: $204,500

Located in Rio Grande County, Colorado, Monte Vista is a community with a population of 4,178. At $49,339, its median household income sits below Rio Grande County's $62,166.

Between 2019 and 2023, Monte Vista's population held roughly steady from 4,157 to 4,178, while its median home value rose 77.7% from $115,100 to $204,500.

Households average 2.26 people. The median gross rent is $657.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,178
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $49,339
Median home value: $204,500
Median gross rent: $657
Housing units: 1,880
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 14.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,1574,178

Median household income

$35,588$49,339

Median home value

$115,100$204,500

Median gross rent

$618$657

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,157	$35,588	$115,100	$618
2020	4,072	$37,810	$119,600	$532
2021	4,228	$44,982	$138,300	$518
2022	4,201	$51,071	$178,100	$486
2023	4,178	$49,339	$204,500	$657

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4426.8%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6410.5%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	157	3.8%
5 to 17	827	19.8%
18 to 24	288	6.9%
25 to 34	447	10.7%
35 to 44	1,119	26.8%
45 to 54	355	8.5%
55 to 64	438	10.5%
65 to 74	203	4.9%
75 and over	344	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,328	31.8%
Black or African American	9	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	2.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,631	63.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree21.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	468	16.1%
High school graduate	949	32.7%
Some college or associate's	644	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	627	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	218	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,316	83.2%
Carpooled	148	9.4%
Public transit	13	0.8%
Walked	9	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	5.4%
Other means	9	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	669	44.7%
15 to 29 min	576	38.5%
30 to 44 min	88	5.9%
45 to 59 min	63	4.2%
60+ min	99	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 29.3% (1,194 of 4,081)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,255	69.0%
Nonfamily households	564	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,819	96.8%
Vacant	61	3.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,121	61.6%
Renter-occupied	698	38.4%

1-unit, detached62.2%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other10.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,169	62.2%
1-unit, attached	12	0.6%
2 to 4 units	171	9.1%
5 to 19 units	214	11.4%
20 or more units	120	6.4%
Mobile home & other	194	10.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0851635
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.5785, -106.1499