Montezuma County vs Routt County

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

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

Montezuma County has the higher population (26,204 vs 24,990 in Routt County). Routt County has the higher median household income ($104,803 vs $63,005 in Montezuma County). Routt County has the higher median home value ($756,200 vs $308,100 in Montezuma County).

Population, income & housing

	Montezuma County	Routt County
Population	26,204	24,990
Median age	44.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,005	$104,803
Median home value	$308,100	$756,200
Median gross rent	$974	$1,845
Housing units	12,314	16,913
Homeownership rate	74.8%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	52.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montezuma County	Routt County
Population	26,031 → 26,204 (+0.7%)	25,072 → 24,990 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$49,470 → $63,005 (+27.4%)	$77,443 → $104,803 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $308,100 (+38.3%)	$535,300 → $756,200 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $974 (+19.5%)	$1,282 → $1,845 (+43.9%)

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

Routt County

Population

25,07224,990

Median household income

$77,443$104,803

Median home value

$535,300$756,200

Median gross rent

$1,282$1,845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montezuma County	Routt County
Under 5	5.1%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	6.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	13.9%
35 to 44	12.5%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	15.0%
65 to 74	15.0%	12.2%
75 and over	8.9%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montezuma County	Routt County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	81.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.6%	0.4%
Asian	0.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montezuma County	Routt County
No high school diploma	9.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	28.9%	17.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	33.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	19.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montezuma County	Routt County
Drove alone	74.9%	66.9%
Carpooled	9.4%	7.3%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	3.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	2.2%
Worked from home	9.7%	18.5%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montezuma County	Routt County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	12.3%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	10.2%
20 or more units	1.1%	16.1%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Montezuma County	Routt County
Poverty rate	13.2%	6.4%
Average household size	2.37	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1985	1992