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Orchard Mesa, CO

6,945 Population
3.6 square miles 1,909.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±7.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 41.3 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,710 ±$3,221 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: $40,076 ±$1,053
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $52,636 ±$298
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,359 ±$11,763 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: $73,658 ±$2,093
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Colorado: $95,470 ±$578
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.5% ±2.3% (310  ±169) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 10.7% 16,561 (±1% / ±1,571)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 542,093 (±0.2% / ±10,771)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.5 minutes ±1.7 (47,585  ±13,202) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 18.9 1,202,745 (±0.9 / ±62,226)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Colorado: 25.2 61,223,800 (±0.1 / ±368,978)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,553 ±366 Number of households
  • the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 65,830 ±622
  • Colorado: 2,374,218 ±4,232
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.4 (6,895  ±1,337) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 2.3 154,153 (±0 / ±59)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,737,481
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.9% ±9.9% (202  ±160) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 3.8% † 1,328 (±0.8% / ±285)
  • more than double the rate in Colorado: 4.9% 69,739 (±0.2% / ±2,225)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,762 ±352 Number of housing units
  • the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 69,969 ±90
  • Colorado: 2,589,053 ±653
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$332,600 ±$21,804 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: $378,600 ±$6,005
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $539,400 ±$2,069
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.1% ±4.1% (549  ±298.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 15.3% 24,152 (±1.3% / ±1,962.7)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 15.9% 920,909 (±0.2% / ±13,111.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.1% ±20.4% (4,749  ±620.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 92.9% 104,549 (±2.1% / ±2,392.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 92.9% 3,804,007 (±0.4% / ±15,208.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
21.7% ±5.8% (1,083  ±342) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 32.3% 36,375 (±1.3% / ±1,455.8)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 45.7% 1,871,669 (±0.2% / ±9,771.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.2% ±3.1% (431  ±229) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 4.1% 6,426
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 9.8% 576,653
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±2.1% (417  ±132) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Grand Junction, CO Metro Area: 9.5% 12,019 (±0.6% / ±787)
  • a little higher than the rate in Colorado: 7.5% 342,276 (±0.1% / ±3,997)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
417 Total veterans ±132 404 Male ±131 13 Female ±19

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