Grand Junction.
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Colorado·Mesa County
23 tracts·60K people·$390K median·1,477/mi²
White 76 · Hispanic 17 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Married couple 41 · Living alone 37 · Other 22
Health 36 · Retail 20 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 41 · Sales · office 22 · Service 18 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 18 · Work from home 13 · Walk 4 · Bike 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Grand Junction is $389,800 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Grand Junction has 68,142 residents across 15 census tracts and 15 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.4; the population is 76.0% White, 17.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% Multiracial, 1.3% Other, 1.0% Asian and 0.8% Black; the average household has 2.1 people; 38.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS).
Wingate Elementary School (69%), New Emerson School at Columbus (63%) and Tope Elementary School (49%) lead the elementary schools; West Middle School (40%), Orchard Mesa Middle School (39%) and Bookcliff Middle School (19%) lead the middle schools; Mesa Valley Community School is the high school with reported scores (50%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,142/month, 28% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Grand Junction is $70,080 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Grand Junction, median rent is $1,142/month and the median home value is $389,800 (Census ACS).
Grand Junction reported 5.0 violent crimes and 31.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 42 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 9 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Grand Junction are lightning (86), earthquake (68) and winter weather (41), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Grand Junction scores 9.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 3.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).