Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Montrose spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Montrose is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Montrose citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.67% of adults in Montrose have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Montrose in 2022 was $36,241, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,964 for a family of four. However, Montrose contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Montrose is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Montrose home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montrose residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Montrose also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montrose include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Montrose is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
