2024 population: 161,260 ( 5,555 from 2020)
Land area: 3328.7 square miles
Population density: 48.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	128,279	79.55%	1.9%
Black:	1,232	0.76%	12.9%
Indian:	1,011	0.63%	1.0%
Asian:	1,971	1.22%	24.7%
2+ races:	3,050	1.89%	9.5%
Hispanic:	25,717	15.95%	10.4%

Total non-White:	32,981	20.45%	10.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,205	10.0
Deaths:	7,788	12.5
Net Migration:	6,688	10.7
Net Immigration:	375	0.6

Change in White population:	2,348	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,207	2.1

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
155,705
125,931	80.88%
1,091	0.70%
1,021	0.66%
1,581	1.02%
2,786	1.79%
23,295	14.96%
29,774	19.12%

2010
146,723
121,944	83.11%
776	0.53%
896	0.61%
1,209	0.82%
2,213	1.51%
19,552	13.33%
24,779	16.89%

2000
116,255
101,110	86.97%
460	0.40%
728	0.63%
698	0.60%
1,498	1.29%
11,651	10.02%
15,145	13.03%

1990
93,145
84,324	90.53%
364	0.39%
614	0.66%
622	0.67%
n/a
7,221	7.75%
8,821	9.47%

1980
81,530
74,459	91.33%
203	0.25%
544	0.67%
395	0.48%
n/a
5,786	7.10%
7,071	8.67%

1970
54,374
48,914	89.96%
179	0.33%
115	0.21%
100	0.18%
n/a
4,967	9.13%
5,460	10.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,342	11.1
13,264	9.0
4,604	3.1
-173	-0.1

3,987	2.7
4,995	3.4

Number	Rate
2000's
16,500	14.2
11,505	9.9
23,826	20.5
931	0.8

20,834	17.9
9,634	8.3

Number	Rate
1990's
13,688	14.7
9,726	10.4
19,170	20.6
539	0.6

16,786	18.0
6,324	6.8

Number	Rate
1980's
14,850	18.2
7,315	9.0
3,913	4.8
n/a

9,865	12.1
1,750	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
22,489	41.4
n/a

25,545	47.0
1,611	3.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro 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
40.6
32,769	10.3%
284,196	89.7%
31,265	9.9%

63,098
2.41

39,871	63.2%
30,034	75.3%
3,566	8.9%
23,227	36.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.1
34,517	23.5%
112,206	76.5%
21,872	14.9%

58,095
2.46

38,593	66.4%
29,947	77.6%
3,390	8.8%
19,502	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.8
28,961	24.9%
87,294	75.1%
17,544	15.1%

45,840
2.46

31,729	69.2%
25,744	81.1%
2,833	8.9%
14,111	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
24,922	26.8%
68,223	73.2%
13,408	14.4%

36,294
2.50

25,582	70.5%
21,016	82.2%
2,341	9.2%
10,712	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
23,431	28.7%
58,099	71.3%
8,767	10.8%

29,503
2.70

21,723	73.6%
18,763	86.4%
1,434	6.6%
7,780	26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,202	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,018	3.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,185	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,618	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,831	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,428	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,435	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,618	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,520	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,631	8.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,733	10.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,818	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,944	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,051	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,731	7.5%
$200,000 or more	4,335	6.9%

Median Household Income	68,077
Per Capita Income	36,303

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,226	3.5%
Public Assistance	1,034	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6,674	10.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	58,480	72.0%
Unemployed	3,083	3.8%
In Armed Forces	47	0.1%

Total Labor Force	61,610	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	19,611	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,000	20,923	55.4%
Non-Profit	2,598	4,095	38.8%
Self-Employed	6,070	4,061	59.9%

Local Government	2,091	2,969	41.3%
State Government	1,364	1,581	46.3%
Federal Government	1,161	1,070	52.0%

Total Private + Self	32,070	24,984	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,214	9,715	42.6%
Total	39,284	34,699	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,734	15.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,016	20.2%
Professional, Technical	16,215	21.9%
Service Occupations	13,000	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	371	0.5%
All others	18,239	24.6%

White Collar		57.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	12,373	16.7%
Retail trade	9,275	12.5%
Construction	7,269	9.8%
Educational services	6,147	8.3%
Accommodation and food services	5,383	7.3%
Manufacturing	4,299	5.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,196	5.7%
Other services	3,532	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,452	4.7%
Public administration	3,011	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,998	4.0%
Finance and insurance	2,177	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,898	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,725	2.3%
Wholesale trade	1,710	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,511	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,488	2.0%
Information	1,137	1.5%
Utilities	542	0.7%
Management	81	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14,368	9.20%
Puerto Rican	877	0.56%
Cuban	194	0.12%
Dominican	8	0.01%

Total Central American	399	0.26%
Costa Rican	48	0.03%
Guatemalan	34	0.02%
Honduran	36	0.02%
Nicaraguan	56	0.04%
Panamanian	107	0.07%
Salvadoran	105	0.07%
Other Central American	13	0.01%

Total South American	788	0.50%
Argentinean	133	0.09%
Bolivian	30	0.02%
Chilean	57	0.04%
Colombian	23	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	34	0.02%
Peruvian	10	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	175	0.11%
Other South American	326	0.21%

Other Hispanic	7,001	4.48%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	503	0.32%
Chinese	321	0.21%
Japanese	157	0.10%
Indian	130	0.08%
Korean	104	0.07%
Cambodian	102	0.07%
Taiwanese	68	0.04%
Vietnamese	67	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	138,104	93.4%
Spanish	7,372	5.0%
German, other Germanic	634	0.4%
Other Indo-European	420	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	392	0.3%
Tagalog	315	0.2%
Chinese	224	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	216	0.1%
Other Asian	144	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	33,048	21.2%
English	21,102	13.5%
Irish	18,945	12.1%
Italian	8,286	5.3%
American	6,573	4.2%
Swedish	3,875	2.5%
Scottish	3,834	2.5%
French	3,596	2.3%
Norwegian	3,417	2.2%
European	3,390	2.2%
Dutch	3,050	2.0%
Polish	3,050	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	2,178	1.4%
Welsh	1,829	1.2%
Danish	1,781	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	152,635	97.8%
Not a citizen	3,496	2.2%

Native	150,041	96.1%
Foreign-born	6,090	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,102	1.9%	6,352	5.8%	31,580	28.8%	36,556	33.4%	22,061	20.2%	10,814	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,102	1.9%
9-12 Years	6,352	5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,580	28.8%
Some College	36,556	33.4%
Bach. Degree	22,061	20.2%
Grad Degree	10,814	9.9%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	89,796	84,474	5,322	5.9%
1991	93,320	86,928	6,392	6.8%
1992	96,222	88,542	7,680	8.0%
1993	99,672	92,606	7,066	7.1%
1994	103,538	97,810	5,728	5.5%
1995	109,074	103,264	5,810	5.3%
1996	111,630	105,682	5,948	5.3%
1997	115,294	110,112	5,182	4.5%
1998	119,920	114,280	5,640	4.7%
1999	121,120	116,402	4,718	3.9%

2000	117,700	113,826	3,874	3.3%
2001	120,828	116,190	4,638	3.8%
2002	127,878	121,536	6,342	5.0%
2003	133,856	126,410	7,446	5.6%
2004	139,078	131,492	7,586	5.5%
2005	142,088	135,090	6,998	4.9%
2006	149,350	143,508	5,842	3.9%
2007	157,102	152,184	4,918	3.1%
2008	164,658	158,232	6,426	3.9%
2009	164,736	149,868	14,868	9.0%

2010	151,786	134,494	17,292	11.4%
2011	150,694	134,732	15,962	10.6%
2012	149,456	134,818	14,638	9.8%
2013	146,962	134,322	12,640	8.6%
2014	146,358	137,280	9,078	6.2%
2015	143,516	135,858	7,658	5.3%
2016	144,088	136,748	7,340	5.1%
2017	146,880	141,470	5,410	3.7%
2018	150,734	145,046	5,688	3.8%
2019	152,000	146,980	5,020	3.3%

2020	151,102	139,834	11,268	7.5%
2021	154,008	145,028	8,980	5.8%
2022	153,732	148,508	5,224	3.4%
2023	153,106	147,788	5,318	3.5%
2024	160,058	152,968	7,090	4.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	67,708
Median Value	$312,600

Occupied	63,098	93.2%
Vacant	4,610	6.8%

Owned	45,317	71.8%
Rented	17,781	28.2%
Median Rent	$1,089

Single-Family Units	50,641	74.8%
Detached	47,893	70.7%
Attached	2,748	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,795	8.6%
Mobile Homes	6,275	9.3%

Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Grand Junction, CO Metro Area