Cortez is a somewhat small city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 7,993 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Cortez is the 55th largest community in Colorado.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Cortez is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cortez is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Cortez who work in sales jobs (15.04%), office and administrative support jobs (14.51%), and management occupations (7.34%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.27 minutes getting to work every day.

Cortez 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.

Cortez Information and Demographics

The citizens of Cortez are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 18.84% of adults in Cortez having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Cortez in 2000 was $18,040, which is middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,160 for a family of four.

Cortez is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cortez home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cortez is White, followed by Native American. Cortez also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.71% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Cortez include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Cortez is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Navajo.