Montezuma County, Colorado Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Montezuma County is 1st in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Montezuma County is 16th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Female residents

Montezuma County is 16th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Income below poverty line

Montezuma County is 17th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

Montezuma County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Households

Montezuma County is 20th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Main Cities Within Montezuma County, Colorado

Cortez, Colorado

Montezuma County, Colorado Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Current population (2012)	25,431	21st	5,187,582	313,914,040
Size in square miles	2,029.5	20th	103,641.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12.6	30th	48.5	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	27th	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	26th	23.7%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.9%	21st	11.8%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	89.2%	31st	89.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	26.1%	30th	36.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Race - White	84.2%	61st	88.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.3%	60th	4.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	12.3%	1st	1.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.7%	39th	3.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	37th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.3%	17th	2.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	11.9%	40th	21.0%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	74.1%	43rd	69.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Female residents	50.2%	16th	49.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.9%	62nd	9.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Housing units	12,182	25th	2,224,603	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.0%	41st	25.7%	25.9%
Households	10,950	20th	1,941,193	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	71.1%	33rd	66.8%	66.1%
Home median value	$191,500	36th	$236,700	$186,200
People per household	2.3	44th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	12	41st	23,301	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Income per capita	$25,612	32nd	$30,816	$27,915
Income per household	$45,623	35th	$57,685	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	16th	12.5%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Montezuma County	Rank	Colorado	US
Non-farm private establishments	747	25th	150,889	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	6,456	23rd	1,972,271	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	3,068	26th	547,770	27,092,908
Retail sales	$301,379	22nd	$65,896,788	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$12,003	28th	$13,609	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$84,913	22nd	$11,440,395	$613,795,732

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