Mesa County vs. Grand County

Mesa County (CO)Grand County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)153,2079,764
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,7179,224
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,7239,225
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%18.6%
Female persons, percent50.6%49.5%
White alone, percent94.0%90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%4.9%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%10.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.1%81.8%
Veterans, 2014-201811,989587
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%8.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)67,2155,566
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%64.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,400$238,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,302$1,239
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$346$320
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$934$871
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%15.2%
Building permits, 2018830158
Households, 2014-201861,0334,006
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.38
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.9%91.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%11.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%92.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%86.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.4%27.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%64.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,63686,739
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,99137,517
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,173,315170,091
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,700$18,234
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.213.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,683$48,673
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,518$24,593
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%11.3%
Total employer establishments, 20174,446465
Total employment, 201752,8484,428
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,228,470136,271
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-0.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,0821,108
All firms, 201214,6321,515
Men-owned firms, 20127,328793
Women-owned firms, 20124,788526
Minority-owned firms, 20121,10895
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,5091,366
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,39189
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,0961,340
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20074.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%24.4%
Population per square mile, 201044.12.5
Land area in square miles, 20103,328.973,671.54

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