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 Mesa County, CO

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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 Mesa County, CO

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 state	78
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	44,898	42,237	2,661	5.9%	5.1%
1991	46,660	43,464	3,196	6.8%	5.3%
1992	48,111	44,271	3,840	8.0%	6.1%
1993	49,836	46,303	3,533	7.1%	5.4%
1994	51,769	48,905	2,864	5.5%	4.2%
1995	54,537	51,632	2,905	5.3%	4.0%
1996	55,815	52,841	2,974	5.3%	4.2%
1997	57,647	55,056	2,591	4.5%	3.4%
1998	59,960	57,140	2,820	4.7%	3.6%
1999	60,560	58,201	2,359	3.9%	3.0%

2000	58,850	56,913	1,937	3.3%	2.7%
2001	60,414	58,095	2,319	3.8%	3.8%
2002	63,939	60,768	3,171	5.0%	5.7%
2003	66,928	63,205	3,723	5.6%	6.1%
2004	69,539	65,746	3,793	5.5%	5.6%
2005	71,044	67,545	3,499	4.9%	5.1%
2006	74,675	71,754	2,921	3.9%	4.2%
2007	78,551	76,092	2,459	3.1%	3.7%
2008	82,329	79,116	3,213	3.9%	4.9%
2009	82,368	74,934	7,434	9.0%	7.9%

2010	75,893	67,247	8,646	11.4%	9.2%
2011	75,347	67,366	7,981	10.6%	8.7%
2012	74,728	67,409	7,319	9.8%	8.0%
2013	73,481	67,161	6,320	8.6%	6.7%
2014	73,179	68,640	4,539	6.2%	5.0%
2015	71,758	67,929	3,829	5.3%	3.7%
2016	72,044	68,374	3,670	5.1%	3.1%
2017	73,440	70,735	2,705	3.7%	2.6%
2018	75,367	72,523	2,844	3.8%	3.0%
2019	76,000	73,490	2,510	3.3%	2.7%

2020	75,551	69,917	5,634	7.5%	7.3%
2021	77,004	72,514	4,490	5.8%	5.4%
2022	76,866	74,254	2,612	3.4%	3.0%
2023	76,553	73,894	2,659	3.5%	3.2%
2024	80,029	76,484	3,545	4.4%	4.3%

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%

Mesa County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Mesa County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Mesa County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mesa County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mesa County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mesa County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Mesa County, CO