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MontroseCO

Montrose, CO is a 19K-resident city in Montrose County with a median household income of $70,386.

Montrose County, Colorado. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Montrose, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Montrose has a population larger than 41% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $387,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

19K
Population (place)
Bottom 42%
By size
$70,386
Median income (place)
$387,900
Median home (place)
11.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Montrose

Montrose posts a median household income higher than 37% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Montrose area.

Bottom 38%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Montrose

Where Montrose income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$70,386 Bottom 37% higher than 37% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Montrose $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CO

Population among 59 CO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Denver is the largest CO city on this list; The Pinery leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CO

Median household income among the same 59-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows The Pinery posts the highest place-level median income in CO; Denver is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Montrose, CO beyond the headline numbers

Montrose sits inside Montrose County, Colorado, at roughly 38.48°N, -107.88°W. Population 19,062, $70,386 median household income. Median home value $387,900, median rent $1,197. Poverty rate 11.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Montrose, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Montrose, CO stands at 11.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Montrose costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.1% of Montrose workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 29.4% in Montrose, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Montrose workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 47 years, Montrose's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Montrose from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
19,062
Montrose · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$70,386
-21% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$387,900
-6% vs avg
Median Age (place)
47
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Montrose County): Montrose's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
44K+7%
Median Income
$72,120+58%
Median Home Value
$388,400+101%
Poverty Rate
11.5%-28%
Unemployment
4.4%-60%

Economics

Economics indicators for Montrose, CO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,197/mo
Poverty Rate
11.6% -6% vs avg
Unemployment 4.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 33.5%
Work From Home 11.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 79.3%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
33.8%
Short Sleep Duration
29.4%
Obesity
27.3%
Physical Inactivity
21.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.8%
Binge Drinking
15%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.7%
Current Smoking
13%
Lack of Health Insurance
12.9%
Diabetes
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.9%
Annual Checkup 73.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.9%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
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1
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0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
MONTROSE REGIONAL HEALTH
MONTROSE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Montrose?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Montrose right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet CO-MONTROSE · Montrose

Montrose: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Montrose; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Colorado state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Montrose, CO? ▼
Montrose, CO has a population of 19,062 people, located in Montrose County, Colorado.
What is the median household income in Montrose? ▼
The median household income in Montrose, CO is $70,386 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.6%.
What is the median home value in Montrose? ▼
The median home value in Montrose, CO is $387,900. Median rent is $1,197/month.
What are the top health concerns in Montrose? ▼
The top health indicators in Montrose include High Blood Pressure (33.8%), Short Sleep Duration (29.4%), Obesity (27.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Montrose? ▼
Montrose has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Montrose? ▼
The median age in Montrose, CO is 47 years. 33.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Montrose, both outside Colorado so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CO (11.6% here).

Tamiami, FL 11.6% Lacey, WA 11.6% Woodlawn, MD 11.6% Portage, IN 11.6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CO ($70,386 here).

Missoula, MT $70,392 Cedar Rapids, IA $70,424 White Oak, OH $70,341 Long Beach, MS $70,332

Compare Montrose with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Clifton, CO 20K Grand Junction, CO 60K Fruita, CO 13K Durango, CO 18K Edwards, CO 10K Farmington, NM 43K Steamboat Springs, CO 12K Vernal, UT 11K
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Using Montrose's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Montrose area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Montrose County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.