Montezuma County vs Morgan County

A side-by-side comparison of Montezuma County and Morgan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Montezuma County and Morgan County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Morgan County has the higher population (29,186 vs 26,204 in Montezuma County). Morgan County has the higher median household income ($75,407 vs $63,005 in Montezuma County). Montezuma County has the higher median home value ($308,100 vs $299,300 in Morgan County).

Population, income & housing

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
Population	26,204	29,186
Median age	44.5 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$63,005	$75,407
Median home value	$308,100	$299,300
Median gross rent	$974	$1,092
Housing units	12,314	11,670
Homeownership rate	74.8%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
Population	26,031 → 26,204 (+0.7%)	28,517 → 29,186 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$49,470 → $63,005 (+27.4%)	$53,682 → $75,407 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $308,100 (+38.3%)	$201,200 → $299,300 (+48.8%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $974 (+19.5%)	$835 → $1,092 (+30.8%)

Montezuma County

Population

26,03126,204

Median household income

$49,470$63,005

Median home value

$222,800$308,100

Median gross rent

$815$974

Morgan County

Population

28,51729,186

Median household income

$53,682$75,407

Median home value

$201,200$299,300

Median gross rent

$835$1,092

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
Under 5	5.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.9%	19.3%
18 to 24	6.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	15.0%	9.1%
75 and over	8.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	56.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.6%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	37.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
No high school diploma	9.0%	15.4%
High school graduate	28.9%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
Drove alone	74.9%	75.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	13.4%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.1%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.8%
Worked from home	9.7%	6.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	70.3%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	5.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	6.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	11.9%

Poverty & households

	Montezuma County	Morgan County
Poverty rate	13.2%	12.3%
Average household size	2.37	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1985	1975