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 16.93 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Monte Vista doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Monte Vista is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 37.21% of adults in Monte Vista have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Monte Vista in 2022 was $28,968, which is low income relative to Colorado, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,872 for a family of four. However, Monte Vista contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Monte Vista also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.93% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Monte Vista is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Monte Vista home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Monte Vista, accounting for 69.55% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Monte Vista residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Monte Vista include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Albanian.
The most common language spoken in Monte Vista is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
