Census place 0831660

Grand Junction

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Grand Junction city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Grand Junction.

According to the 2025 estimate, Grand Junction has a population of 71,827 and 1,762 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 54 covered Colorado places are: typical commute is 15.8 minutes, below the comparison median of 25.6 minutes; median gross rent is $1,142, below the comparison median of $1,833; and median home value is $389,800, below the comparison median of $570,550. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

typical commute
15.8 minutes
Below the comparison median of 25.6 minutes
median gross rent
$1,142
Below the comparison median of $1,833
median home value
$389,800
Below the comparison median of $570,550

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Grand Junction's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
71,827
2025 estimate
Annual change
+1.8%
Population estimate
Density
1,762/sq mi
40.8 sq mi land area
Median age
40.4 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$70,080
Median home value
$389,800
Median gross rent
$1,142
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.1%
Typical commute
15.8 min
Drive-alone commute
71.5%
Public transit commute
0.8%
Walked to work
3.2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
36.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
47.2%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
58.6%
Unemployed residents 16+
3%
Working from home
11.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
92.3%
Homes built 2020+
3.7%
Households without a vehicle
8.4%
Households with children
22.2%
Residents with a disability
16.3%
Residents without insurance
9.4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Mesa County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
4
Fire declarations
3
Coastal Storm declarations
1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: GRAND JUNCTION WALKER FLD (4 mi from place center)
Average high
66.6°F
Average low
39.8°F
Annual rainfall
9.1"
Annual snowfall
17.7"

Month by month

A year in Grand Junction.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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