Mesa County vs. Garfield County

Mesa County (CO)Garfield County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)153,20759,770
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,71756,389
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,72356,389
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%25.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%13.1%
Female persons, percent50.6%48.9%
White alone, percent94.0%93.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%1.7%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%28.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.1%67.9%
Veterans, 2014-201811,9892,827
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%14.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)67,21524,217
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,400$337,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,302$1,756
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$346$461
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$934$1,215
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%20.5%
Building permits, 2018830189
Households, 2014-201861,03321,138
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.9%86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%26.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%92.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%83.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.4%30.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%5.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%72.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%65.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,636161,341
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)520,62041,145
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,173,315950,048
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,700$16,681
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.232.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,683$72,898
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,518$32,491
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%8.4%
Total employer establishments, 20174,4462,447
Total employment, 201752,84819,717
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,228,470934,885
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,0826,386
All firms, 201214,6328,334
Men-owned firms, 20127,3284,463
Women-owned firms, 20124,7882,513
Minority-owned firms, 20121,1081,052
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,5096,951
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,391671
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,0967,244
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.0%5.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%25.1%
Population per square mile, 201044.119.1
Land area in square miles, 20103,328.972,947.56

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Mesa county (CO) and Garfield county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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