Mesa County vs. San Juan County

Mesa County (CO)San Juan County (UT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)153,20715,449
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%4.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,71714,745
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,72314,746
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%30.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%14.2%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.0%
White alone, percent94.0%47.3%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%49.2%
Asian alone, percent1.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%5.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.1%43.6%
Veterans, 2014-201811,989547
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)67,2156,019
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%80.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,400$133,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,302$1,223
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$346$287
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$934$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%5.3%
Building permits, 201883033
Households, 2014-201861,0333,992
Persons per household, 2014-20182.403.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.9%91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%40.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%65.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%52.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.4%18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%11.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%17.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%51.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,63665,036
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,028,99176,029
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,173,31568,740
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,700$4,593
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.221.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,683$44,680
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,518$18,128
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%22.6%
Total employer establishments, 20174,446245
Total employment, 201752,8482,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,228,47094,821
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,082802
All firms, 201214,6321,010
Men-owned firms, 20127,328464
Women-owned firms, 20124,788320
Minority-owned firms, 20121,108198
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,509771
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,39169
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,096870
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%9.4%
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%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%31.6%
Population per square mile, 201044.11.9
Land area in square miles, 20103,328.977,819.99

Source: United States Census Bureau

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