2024 population: 211,263 ( 8,000 from 2020)
Land area: 6110.3 square miles
Population density: 34.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	166,141	78.64%	2.2%
Black:	1,516	0.72%	16.6%
Indian:	1,362	0.64%	1.6%
Asian:	2,433	1.15%	23.4%
2+ races:	3,837	1.82%	10.1%
Hispanic:	35,974	17.03%	10.3%

Total non-White:	45,122	21.36%	10.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,036	9.9
Deaths:	10,235	12.6
Net Migration:	9,232	11.4
Net Immigration:	898	1.1

Change in White population:	3,580	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,420	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
203,263
162,561	79.98%
1,300	0.64%
1,340	0.66%
1,971	0.97%
3,484	1.71%
32,607	16.04%
40,702	20.02%

2010
192,435
158,076	82.15%
900	0.47%
1,114	0.58%
1,499	0.78%
2,776	1.44%
27,875	14.49%
34,359	17.85%

2000
153,429
132,151	86.13%
541	0.35%
988	0.64%
862	0.56%
1,989	1.30%
16,770	10.93%
21,278	13.87%

1990
119,863
108,011	90.11%
400	0.33%
695	0.58%
709	0.59%
n/a
10,048	8.38%
11,852	9.89%

1980
107,807
98,120	91.01%
213	0.20%
629	0.58%
426	0.40%
n/a
8,251	7.65%
9,687	8.99%

1970
74,286
66,126	89.02%
192	0.26%
376	0.51%
120	0.16%
n/a
7,284	9.81%
8,160	10.98%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
20,754	10.8
17,460	9.1
6,332	3.3
-130	-0.1

4,485	2.3
6,343	3.3

Number	Rate
2000's
21,550	14.0
14,961	9.8
30,812	20.1
1,341	0.9

25,925	16.9
13,081	8.5

Number	Rate
1990's
17,979	15.0
12,711	10.6
26,105	21.8
938	0.8

24,140	20.1
9,426	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
18,740	17.4
9,597	8.9
2,747	2.5
n/a

9,891	9.2
2,165	2.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
26,932	36.3
n/a

31,994	43.1
1,527	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
41,916	10.1%
372,610	89.9%
42,758	10.3%

81,325
2.42

52,484	64.5%
39,969	76.2%
4,317	8.2%
28,841	35.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.2
45,493	23.6%
146,942	76.4%
29,998	15.6%

76,601
2.46

51,414	67.1%
40,376	78.5%
4,337	8.4%
25,187	32.9%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
38,796	25.3%
114,633	74.7%
23,113	15.1%

60,425
2.48

42,136	69.7%
34,409	81.7%
3,527	8.4%
18,289	30.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
32,129	26.8%
87,734	73.2%
17,702	14.8%

46,663
2.51

33,320	71.4%
27,739	83.3%
2,898	8.7%
13,343	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
31,453	29.2%
76,354	70.8%
11,801	10.9%

38,697
2.73

29,009	75.0%
25,261	87.1%
1,774	6.1%
9,688	25.0%

2022 Housing Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,078	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,777	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,028	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,410	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,843	4.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,229	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,492	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,329	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,040	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,008	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,479	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,468	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,677	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,151	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,766	7.1%
$200,000 or more	5,550	6.8%

Median Household Income	66,925
Per Capita Income	36,214

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,882	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,634	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,736	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	72,307	71.4%
Unemployed	3,755	3.7%
In Armed Forces	126	0.1%

Total Labor Force	76,188	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	25,096	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,991	25,741	56.2%
Non-Profit	3,112	5,320	36.9%
Self-Employed	8,196	5,342	60.5%

Local Government	2,776	4,076	40.5%
State Government	1,550	1,759	46.8%
Federal Government	1,488	1,221	54.9%

Total Private + Self	41,187	31,083	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,926	12,376	41.9%
Total	50,113	43,459	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,534	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,213	20.5%
Professional, Technical	19,980	21.3%
Service Occupations	16,308	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	560	0.6%
All others	23,817	25.4%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,465	16.5%
Retail trade	11,947	12.7%
Construction	9,792	10.4%
Educational services	7,272	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	6,678	7.1%
Manufacturing	5,513	5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,140	5.5%
Other services	4,674	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	4,118	4.4%
Public administration	4,102	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,746	4.0%
Finance and insurance	2,654	2.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,331	2.5%
Wholesale trade	2,149	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,090	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,086	2.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,893	2.0%
Information	1,333	1.4%
Utilities	788	0.8%
Management	81	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	22,197	11.03%
Puerto Rican	963	0.48%
Cuban	194	0.10%
Dominican	8	0.00%

Total Central American	645	0.32%
Costa Rican	48	0.02%
Guatemalan	34	0.02%
Honduran	39	0.02%
Nicaraguan	56	0.03%
Panamanian	107	0.05%
Salvadoran	348	0.17%
Other Central American	13	0.01%

Total South American	1,096	0.54%
Argentinean	133	0.07%
Bolivian	30	0.01%
Chilean	57	0.03%
Colombian	26	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	34	0.02%
Peruvian	290	0.14%
Uruguayan	25	0.01%
Venezuelan	175	0.09%
Other South American	326	0.16%

Other Hispanic	7,781	3.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	614	0.31%
Chinese	332	0.16%
Japanese	166	0.08%
Indian	130	0.06%
Korean	124	0.06%
Cambodian	102	0.05%
Vietnamese	77	0.04%
Taiwanese	68	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	173,964	91.1%
Spanish	13,711	7.2%
Other Indo-European	831	0.4%
German, other Germanic	742	0.4%
Tagalog	458	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	400	0.2%
Chinese	267	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	262	0.1%
Other Asian	164	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,678	19.7%
English	26,787	13.3%
Irish	23,088	11.5%
Italian	10,370	5.2%
American	9,095	4.5%
Scottish	5,013	2.5%
Swedish	4,588	2.3%
French	4,412	2.2%
European	4,228	2.1%
Norwegian	4,205	2.1%
Polish	3,736	1.9%
Dutch	3,593	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	2,627	1.3%
Welsh	2,085	1.0%
Danish	2,002	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	195,916	97.3%
Not a citizen	5,367	2.7%

Native	192,057	95.4%
Foreign-born	9,226	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,756	2.6%	8,104	5.7%	42,620	29.9%	45,925	32.3%	28,130	19.8%	13,840	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,756	2.6%
9-12 Years	8,104	5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	42,620	29.9%
Some College	45,925	32.3%
Bach. Degree	28,130	19.8%
Grad Degree	13,840	9.7%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	57,280	53,851	3,429	6.0%
1991	59,433	55,208	4,225	7.1%
1992	61,321	56,340	4,981	8.1%
1993	63,483	59,081	4,402	6.9%
1994	66,601	62,977	3,624	5.4%
1995	70,080	66,278	3,802	5.4%
1996	71,568	67,439	4,129	5.8%
1997	73,912	70,368	3,544	4.8%
1998	76,612	72,716	3,896	5.1%
1999	77,203	73,909	3,294	4.3%

2000	75,957	73,379	2,578	3.4%
2001	78,307	75,198	3,109	4.0%
2002	82,811	78,577	4,234	5.1%
2003	86,165	81,282	4,883	5.7%
2004	89,672	84,789	4,883	5.4%
2005	91,830	87,325	4,505	4.9%
2006	96,093	92,302	3,791	3.9%
2007	100,514	97,264	3,250	3.2%
2008	104,221	99,888	4,333	4.2%
2009	104,595	95,159	9,436	9.0%

2010	97,468	86,281	11,187	11.5%
2011	96,284	85,893	10,391	10.8%
2012	95,460	85,974	9,486	9.9%
2013	93,774	85,579	8,195	8.7%
2014	93,768	87,875	5,893	6.3%
2015	92,400	87,591	4,809	5.2%
2016	93,177	88,673	4,504	4.8%
2017	95,319	91,949	3,370	3.5%
2018	98,074	94,461	3,613	3.7%
2019	98,913	95,719	3,194	3.2%

2020	98,327	91,184	7,143	7.3%
2021	99,311	93,615	5,696	5.7%
2022	99,248	95,889	3,359	3.4%
2023	98,998	95,609	3,389	3.4%
2024	101,187	96,661	4,526	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,534
Median Value	$310,911

Occupied	81,325	91.9%
Vacant	7,209	8.1%

Owned	59,298	72.9%
Rented	22,027	27.1%
Median Rent	$1,091

Single-Family Units	65,323	73.8%
Detached	62,010	70.0%
Attached	3,313	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,706	7.6%
Mobile Homes	10,413	11.8%

Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Grand Junction-Montrose, CO Market Area