Colorado · Census place 17375
Cortez city, CO
Quick answer
Cortez city has 8,898 residents, ranking #77 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $51,377, the median home is worth $226,700 and median gross rent runs $1,028 a month.
- Population
- 8,898Cortez city residents
- Median household income
- $51,377Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $226,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,028Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cortez city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cortez city median would spend about 24% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 60.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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