Colorado · Census place 51745
Montrose city, CO
Quick answer
Montrose city has 20,703 residents, ranking #38 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $63,177, the median home is worth $359,000 and median gross rent runs $1,117 a month.
- Population
- 20,703Montrose city residents
- Median household income
- $63,177Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $359,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,117Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Montrose city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Montrose city median would spend about 21.2% 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 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 69.8% 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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