Cortez is located in Colorado. Cortez, Colorado has a population of 8,579. Cortez is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 29.39% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 26.64%.
The median household income in Cortez, Colorado is $40,183. The median household income for the surrounding county is $45,645 compared to the national median of $57,652. The median age of people living in Cortez is 35.9 years.
The average high temperature in July is 90.1 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 14.8 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 15.9 inches per year, with 31.9 inches of snow per year.
