Mesa County, Colorado

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Key figures

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	158,601	5,862,189	334,922,499	438th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$73,658	$95,470	$80,734	939th of 3,221
Median Age	41.3	37.7	38.9	1700th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	32.3%	45.7%	35.7%	608th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$378,600	$539,400	$332,700	344th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,182	$1,761	$1,413	566th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	10.7%	9.4%	12.5%	2266th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.4%	4.6%	5.2%	965th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	47.6	56.6	n/a	1587th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	9.8%	14.1%	1175th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.0	n/a	n/a	1102nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.5%	66.2%	65.2%	1925th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	18.9	25.2	26.4	2730th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.7%	21.0%	15.1%	554th of 3,222
Uninsured	11.0%	n/a	n/a	1453rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.1%	48.3%	46.9%	2020th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.0%	n/a	n/a	387th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	78.4%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15.5%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	36.0	52.5	61.4

Age in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	41.3	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.6%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.1%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	21.1%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	65,830	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.6%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.9%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.7%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	29.2%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,076	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.1%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.6%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	10.7%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.0%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.3%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	69,969	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.3%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.6%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	5.9%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,987.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.5%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.5%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,439	$2,602	n/a

Education in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	7.1%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.8%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.7%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.7%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.9%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	42.8%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Mesa County, Colorado

Statistic	Mesa County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	49.9%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.2%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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