Cortez, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Cortez is 1st in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Cortez is 5th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Female residents

Cortez is 10th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Cortez is 13th in Colorado out of 71 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Cortez is 20th in Colorado out of 109 other cities in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	8,474	53rd	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6.2	69th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,365	75th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	7.8%	41st	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	25.2%	63rd	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.8%	10th	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.7%	72nd	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.2%	72nd	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	79.2%	75th	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	98th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	11.8%	1st	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.8%	80th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	75th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.3%	36th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	15.8%	55th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	70.6%	67th	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	51.9%	5th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.9%	107th	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	3,885	65th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	19.9%	55th	25.7%	25.9%
Households	3,709	59th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	62.4%	76th	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$157,000	91st	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.2	95th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$23,128	78th	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$41,238	93rd	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	18.4%	20th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Cortez	Rank	Colorado	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,259	56th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$262,340	34th	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$30,922	13th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$33,012	40th	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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