Mesa County, Colorado

Mesa County has a population of 158,601 and has grown 4.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $378,600, about 5.1 times the county's median household income of $73,658.

Home price
$378,600
Income
$73,658
Population
158,601
Unemployment
5.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$378,600county
Median gross rent$1,182county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198039.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,766county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,249county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$986county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,737county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$73,658county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate10.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.7%county
Unemployment rate5.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$59,750county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.38%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time18.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service2.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport270935county
Miles to nearest general aviation field31 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.0%county
Traffic deaths19.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.9%county
Public schools in the county53county
Public school enrollment21641county
Students per full-time teacher16.6county
Free lunch eligible53.0%county
Elementary schools30county
Middle schools8county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians117county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.9%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population158,601county
Land area in square miles3,329county
People per square mile of land47.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores20county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract41.6%county
Population change since 2020+4.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age41.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person30.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents102county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in4,234county
Households that moved away3,437county
Average income of arriving households$70,119county
Average income of departing households$58,720county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year810county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings14.4%county
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation11.6 incounty
Annual snowfall16.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days152 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 7county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use801 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas73.5%county
Homes heated by propane4.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.9%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk81.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk73.9county
Landslide risk99.4county
Hail risk21.2county
Earthquake risk84.7county
Tornado risk17.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk59.3county
Winter weather risk68.2county
Strong wind risk10.8county
Wildfire risk89.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Mesa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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