ZIP 81321 · Cortez
Who lives in ZIP code 81321 (Cortez, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cortez, CO · Montezuma County
uszips 2026
People14,236
Median age41.8
Household income$59,506
Home value$287,186
Median rent$969/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+26.4%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,785
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
25.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,419.
Education (adults 25+)
46.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.0%
- Never married
- 29.0%
- Divorced
- 14.6%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 48.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.6%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.4%
- Veterans
- 10.4%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 13.7%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.