Montezuma County vs Teller County

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

Montezuma County and Teller 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 24,774 in Teller County). Teller County has the higher median household income ($80,666 vs $63,005 in Montezuma County). Teller County has the higher median home value ($445,000 vs $308,100 in Montezuma County).

Population, income & housing

	Montezuma County	Teller County
Population	26,204	24,774
Median age	44.5 yrs	52.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,005	$80,666
Median home value	$308,100	$445,000
Median gross rent	$974	$1,746
Housing units	12,314	13,516
Homeownership rate	74.8%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	37.8%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montezuma County	Teller County
Population	26,031 → 26,204 (+0.7%)	24,524 → 24,774 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$49,470 → $63,005 (+27.4%)	$66,592 → $80,666 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $308,100 (+38.3%)	$292,700 → $445,000 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $974 (+19.5%)	$1,102 → $1,746 (+58.4%)

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

Teller County

Population

24,52424,774

Median household income

$66,592$80,666

Median home value

$292,700$445,000

Median gross rent

$1,102$1,746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montezuma County	Teller County
Under 5	5.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.9%	12.8%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	10.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	20.1%
65 to 74	15.0%	17.1%
75 and over	8.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montezuma County	Teller County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.3%	84.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montezuma County	Teller County
No high school diploma	9.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	28.9%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	22.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	15.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montezuma County	Teller County
Drove alone	74.9%	72.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.1%
Walked	3.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	9.7%	15.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montezuma County	Teller County
1-unit, detached	69.5%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	3.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	17.7%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Montezuma County	Teller County
Poverty rate	13.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	21	32
Median year structure built	1985	1989