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Mesa County Valley School District 51, CO

154,819 Population
2,180.5 square miles 71 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Mesa County: 41.6 ±1.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.9 ±0.2

Economics

$37,860 ±$2,332 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Mesa County: $37,714 ±$2,295
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Colorado: $51,768 ±$630
$64,416 ±$7,923 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Mesa County: $64,722 † ±$8,315
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Colorado: $92,911 ±$1,057

12.2% ±2.5% (18,373  ±3,739) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Mesa County: 12.4% † 19,264 (±2.5% / ±3,925)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Colorado: 9.3% 536,507 (±0.4% / ±22,964)

18.7 minutes ±1.9 (1,146,340  ±132,647) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Mesa County: 19.1 1,200,010 (±1.9 / ±133,594)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Colorado: 25.5 64,361,552 (±0.3 / ±879,288)

Families

66,462 ±1,419 Number of households
  • Mesa County: 68,115 ±1,227
  • Colorado: 2,428,261 ±9,051
2.3 ±0.1 (150,116  ±2,130) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mesa County: 2.3 154,927 (±0 / ±118)
  • a little less than the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,752,541

5.5% ±2.8% (1,880  ±970) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Mesa County: 5.8% † 2,039 (±3% / ±1,047)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Colorado: 4.8% 68,829 (±0.4% / ±5,130)

Housing

69,032 ±729 Number of housing units
  • Mesa County: 71,412 ±55
  • Colorado: 2,638,093 ±2,183

$369,800 ±$12,744 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Mesa County: $373,200 ±$13,227
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Colorado: $550,300 ±$4,023

11.4% ±1.9% (17,417  ±2,904.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Mesa County: 11.1% † 17,512 (±1.8% / ±2,903.3)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Colorado: 15.7% 915,016 (±0.5% / ±29,617.2)

Social

92.6% ±4.7% (102,515  ±5,331.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mesa County: 92.6% 105,420 (±4.7% / ±5,418.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 93.3% 3,857,279 (±0.8% / ±32,004.4)
32.3% ±2.6% (35,778  ±2,860.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Mesa County: 32.2% 36,654 (±2.5% / ±2,889.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Colorado: 46.4% 1,920,057 (±0.5% / ±21,581.8)

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

5.5% ±1.3% (8,451  ±1,965) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Mesa County: 5.3% 8,492
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 563,101

9.7% ±1.5% (12,100  ±1,803) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Mesa County: 9.6% † 12,287 (±1.4% / ±1,829)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Colorado: 7.2% 332,717 (±0.2% / ±10,113)
12,100 Total veterans ±1,803 10,693 Male ±1,538 1,407 Female ±801

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