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Mesa County

Population in July 2008: 49,688. Population change since 2000: +18.3%
 

Males: 24,217  (48.7%)
Females: 25,471  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81501, 81502, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81506.

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Estimated median household income in 2008: $51,523 (it was $33,152 in 2000)
Grand Junction:  $51,523
Colorado:  $56,993

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,299

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $225,295 (it was $114,000 in 2000)
Grand Junction:  $225,295
Colorado:  $242,200

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $255,074; Detached houses: $264,938; Townhouses or other attached units: $240,011; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $130,787; Mobile homes: $37,988

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 81501, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81506, 81507.

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Wells Fargo Reverse Mortgage
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Races in Grand Junction:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.9%)
  • Hispanic (10.9%)
  • Other race (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Grand Junction: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (21.7%), English (15.2%), Irish (11.4%), United States (7.9%), Italian (4.3%), French (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4597 feet

Land area: 30.8 square miles.

Population density: 1613 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Grand Junction

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Junction city

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 52.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

1,734 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

This city:  4.1%
Colorado:  8.6%


According to our research there were 191 registered sex offenders living in Grand Junction, Colorado in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Grand Junction to the number of sex offenders is 260 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Grand Junction:  0.8% ($878)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (183.7 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (190.1 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (431.1 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Orchard Mesa, CO (1.8 miles ), Fruitvale, CO (2.1 miles ), Redlands, CO (2.1 miles ), Clifton, CO (2.3 miles ), Fruita, CO (3.2 miles ), Palisade, CO (3.3 miles ), Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO (3.4 miles ), Glade Park-Gateway, CO (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.08 N, Longitude: 108.56 W


Nickname or alias (official or unofficial): Colorado's Wine Country

Daytime population change due to commuting: +19,860 (+47.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 16,109 (82.3%)

Area code: 970

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Unemployment in Oct. 2009:
Here:  8.0%
Colorado:  6.6%

Unemployment by year (%)


 

Crime in Grand Junction by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Murders 5610020305
    per 100,000 11.913.82.30.00.04.50.06.50.010.2
Rapes 7172019344123373646
    per 100,000 16.639.246.443.278.091.450.880.276.294.1
Robberies 17142618171732393129
    per 100,000 40.332.360.340.939.037.970.684.565.659.3
Assaults 133114123114182213244209223208
    per 100,000 315.5263.0285.2259.2417.5474.6538.5452.8472.1425.6
Burglaries 364411468372513556542440327365
    per 100,000 863.6948.21085.3845.71176.81238.91196.2953.3692.3746.9
Thefts 2,0382,3642,7881,9522,5612,4102,5832,1762,0331,960
    per 100,000 4835.15453.86465.24437.55874.85370.25700.54714.54304.04010.6
Auto thefts 95102137142162189235234172176
    per 100,000 225.4235.3317.7322.8371.6421.2518.6507.0364.1360.1
Arson 20163328372121263551
    per 100,000 47.436.976.563.784.946.846.356.374.1104.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 384.1424.7476.9361.2504.7523.5522.7488.9424.8440.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 160 (95 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.91
US city average:  3.00

Historical population

Historical housing units


Population change in the 1990s: +7,316 (+21.1%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)



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Grand Junction-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from Grand Junction center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/2002 at 18:17:45, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.3 miles away from the city center
On 3/20/1995 at 12:46:16, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from Grand Junction center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Grand Junction center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Birthplace of: Kellen Walter - College basketball player (New Mexico Lobos).


Hospitals/medical centers in Grand Junction:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (2021 N 12TH ST)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (2635 NORTH 7TH ST BOX 1628)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Grand Junction:
  • FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL - CAH (about 11 miles; FRUITA, CO)
  • DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles; DELTA, CO)
  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 51 miles; RIFLE, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Junction, CO

Airports and Heliports located in Grand Junction: See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Grand Junction, CO

Amtrak station:
GRAND JUNCTION (339 S. 1ST ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Local government website: www.grand-junction.net/city/index.htm

Colleges/Universities in Grand Junction:
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,415; Location: 1100 North Avenue; Public; Website: www.mesastate.edu; Offers Master's degree)
  • INTELLITEC COLLEGE-GRAND JUNCTION (FT enrollment: 156; Location: 772 HORIZON DR; Private, for-profit; Website: www.intelliteccollege.com)
  • ACADEMY OF BEAUTY CULTURE (FT enrollment: 60; Location: 2992 NORTH AVE; Private, for-profit; Website: www.Cosmetologyschool.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Grand Junction:
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 73 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 91 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 130 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 161 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 166 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 183 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 184 miles; BOULDER, CO; FT enrollment: 25,355)
Public high schools in Grand Junction:
  • CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,641; Location: 3130 E1/2 ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • GRAND JUNCTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,624; Location: 1400 N 5TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Grand Junction:
  • NEW HORIZONS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location: 641 HORIZON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
  • CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 67; Location: 3099 F ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
  • LIFE ACADEMY (Students: 52; Location: 636 29 ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • PEAR PARK BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location: 3102 E ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Grand Junction:
  • GRAND MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 730; Location: 585 31-1/2 ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • REDLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 639; Location: 2200 BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • THUNDER MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 625; Location: 3063 F1/2 ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • CHATFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 592; Location: 3188 D1/2 ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • ORCHARD MESA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 574; Location: 2736 C ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • FRUITVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 585 30 ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BOOKCLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 506; Location: 2935 ORCHARD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • TOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 2220 N 7TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
  • WINGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 454; Location: 351 SOUTH CAMP ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
  • EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 447; Location: 830 GUNNISON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle schools in Grand Junction:
  • HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location: 800 BOOKCLIFF AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
  • BOOKCLIFF CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 2702 PATTERSON RD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL OF (Students: 132; Location: 840 N 11TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8; Boys only)
  • INTERMOUNTAIN ADVENTIST ACAD. (Students: 37; Location: 1704 NORTH 8TH STREET; Grades: 1 - 9)
See full list of schools located in Grand Junction, School District: MESA COUNTY VALLEY 51

Library in Grand Junction:
  • MESA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $3,094,706; Location: 530 GRAND AVE; 253,055 books; 7,005 audio materials; 5,629 video materials; 357 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Clagett Memorial Hospital is now Grand River Hospital District.
  • Grand Junction, Colorado, newspaper: The Daily Sentinel http://www.gjsentinel.com
  • KJCT (Channel 8; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PIKES PEAK BROADCASTING) should be added to the tv station list for GJ and surrounding areas (including Montrose and more
  • KKCO is owned by grey communications KREX is owned by Hoak

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Notable locations in Grand Junction: Bookcliff Country Club (A), Teller Arms Center (B), Eastgate Center (C), Grand Speedway (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Solarus Square Shopping Center (1), Mesa Mall (2), Mesa Village Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Grand Junction include: Unity Church (A), Saint Nicholas Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Masonic Cemetery (1), Memorial Gardens of the Valley (2), Calvary Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Leach Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Grand Junction include: Washington Park (1), Sherwood Park (2), Melrose Park (3), Lincoln Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Museum of Western Colorado (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3073 F Road) (1), Western Colorado Center for the Arts (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 1803 North 7th Street) (2), Rocky Mountain Wing Confederate Airforce (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 780 Heritage Way) (3), Alpha Omega Institute (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 508 Fruitvale Court Suite C) (4), Western Colorado Math and Science Center (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2660 Unaweep Avenue) (5), Western Colorado Botanical Gardens (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 655 Struthers Avenue) (6), Reading Program Adult (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 530 Grand Avenue) (7), Audubon Society Grand Valley (Recreation Areas; 337 25 3/4 Road) (8), Grand Junction Gymnastics Academy (Amusement & Theme Parks; 609 25 Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Frontier Motor Lodge (1940 North Avenue) (1), Holiday Inn Express and Suites (625 Ray Lynn Road) (2), Comfort Inn Grand Junction (750 3/4 Horizon Drive) (3), Grand Vista Hotel (2790 Crossroads Boulevard) (4), Country Inns of America (718 Horizon Drive) (5), Adam's Mark Grand Junction (743 Horizon Drive) (6), Hawthorn Suites Limited Hotel (225 Main Street) (7), Horizon Management Inc (733 Horizon Drive) (8), Best Western Horizon Inn (754 Horizon Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Federal Bureau Of Investigation (400 Rood Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Junction and their reported violations in the past:

GRAND JUNCTION CITY OF (Population served: 28000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-11-2002 and MAY-07-2002, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-16-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAY-16-2002), St Public Notif received (JUN-09-2003)
BRUNERS ARTESIAN WS FLECK (Address: 2541 D RD, Population served: 381, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)
  • One regular monitoring violation
TWIN PEAKS BIBLE CAMP (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Grand Junction that have no violations reported:
  • KANNAH CREEK (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  59.0%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  11.9%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Junction, CO


People in group quarters in Grand Junction
  • 712 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 475 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 271 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 224 people in nursing homes
  • 154 people in halfway houses
  • 66 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 63 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 55 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 38 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 26 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 25 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 19 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 16 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms


Grand Junction compared to Colorado state average:

Grand Junction, Colorado environmental map by EPA

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with most branches in Grand Junction (2009 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: 7 branches. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • American National Bank: 24 Road Branch, Orchard Mesa Branch, Patterson Branch, Mesa National Bank Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,917.6 mil, Deposits: $1,583.4 mil, headquarters in Denver, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 38 total offices, Holding Company: Sturm Financial Group, Inc.
  • First National Bank of the Rockies: Grand Junction Redlands Branch, Horizon Drive Branch, Orchard Mesa Office, First National Bank Of The Rockies. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $407.7 mil, Deposits: $337.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Fnbr Holding Corporation
  • Bank of Colorado: Gr Jct Crossroads Branch, Patterson Branch, Grand Junction Branch. Info updated 2006-09-15: Bank assets: $1,856.8 mil, Deposits: $1,509.4 mil, headquarters in Fort Collins, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 41 total offices, Holding Company: Pinnacle Bancorp, Inc.
  • Alpine Bank: Grand Junction Branch, Grand Junction Mall Branch, Horizon Drive Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,682.1 mil, Deposits: $2,349.9 mil, headquarters in Glenwood Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Alpine Banks Of Colorado
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Grand Junction Branch, Clifton Branch, Grand Junction Branch. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
  • Bank of the West: Grand Junction Branch at 1211 North 7th Street, branch established on 1986-12-31; Grand Junction Mesa Mall Branch at 2452 Patterson Road, branch established on 1996-01-01. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $66,890.2 mil, Deposits: $37,261.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 659 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
  • Academy Bank, National Association: Grand Junction North Branch at 2881 North Avenue, branch established on 2004-02-15; Grand Junction Branch at 2881 North Avenue, branch established on 2004-02-24. Info updated 2008-06-10: Bank assets: $433.9 mil, Deposits: $385.6 mil, headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
  • Vectra Bank Colorado, National Association: Grand Junction Branch at 499 28 1/4 Road, branch established on 1904-01-01; Grand Junction Main Branch at 2460 F Road Unit 2, branch established on 2005-05-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,722.0 mil, Deposits: $2,127.2 mil, headquarters in Farmington, NM, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 40 total offices, Holding Company: Zions Bancorporation
  • 5 other banks with 6 local branches

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Grand Junction, Colorado
  • Doubletree Hotel Grand Junstion, 743 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 241-8888, Fax: (970) 245-9198
  • Clarion Inn, 755 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 243-6790, Fax: (970) 254-3130
  • Motel 6 #261, 776 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 243-2628, Fax: (970) 243-0213
  • Travelodge-grand Junction, 704 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 245-3080, Fax: (970) 241-1096
  • Quality Inn, 733 Horizon Dr, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 245-7200, Fax: (970) 243-6709
  • La Quinta Inn, 2761 Crossroads Blvd, Grand Junction, CO 81506, Phone: (970) 241-2929
  • West Gate Inn, 2210 Hwy 6 & 50, Grand Junction, CO 81505, Phone: (800) 453-9253
  • Hawthorn Suites LTD, 225 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501, Phone: (970) 242-2525
  • 8 other hotels and motels
All 16 fire-safe hotels and motels in Grand Junction, Colorado


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2004 Presidential Election results in Mesa County Colorado:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (81%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Neighborhoods in Grand Junction:


Religion statistics for Grand Junction

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 28.58%
Here28.6%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameLDS (Mormon) ChurchCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionAssemblies of God
Adherents17.7%16.0%8.5%8.2%6.9%
Congregations13.4%3.6%6.3%8.9%8.0%
NameChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents5.1%3.5%3.2%2.8%28.0%
Congregations5.4%0.9%3.6%1.8%48.2%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 44$208,853$56,9600$0
Other Government Administration 26$91,449$42,2070$0
Judicial and Legal 9$47,951$63,9350$0
Police Protection - Officers 103$586,914$68,3780$0
Police - Other 53$232,756$52,6990$0
Firefighters 105$541,310$61,8640$0
Fire - Other 12$63,920$63,9200$0
Streets and Highways 85$384,003$54,2120$0
Solid Waste Management 20$76,139$45,6830$0
Sewerage 33$151,181$54,9750$0
Parks and Recreation 82$346,903$50,766166$80,012
Housing and Community Development(Local) 26$121,907$56,2650$0
Natural Resources 16$52,972$39,7290$0
Water Supply 28$135,503$58,0730$0
Other and Unallocable 27$101,463$45,0950$0
Totals for Government 669$3,143,224$56,381166$80,012


Grand Junction government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,917,000
  • Charges - All Other: $7,431,000
    Sewerage: $7,078,000
    Parks and Recreation: $5,267,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,440,000
    Parking Facilities: $181,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,868,000
    Sewerage: $2,759,000
    Water Utilities: $1,433,000
    Parks and Recreation: $439,000
    General Public Buildings: $99,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $15,341,000
    Regular Highways: $13,978,000
    Parks and Recreation: $10,825,000
    Local Fire Protection: $8,374,000
    Financial Administration: $6,415,000
    Sewerage: $5,278,000
    Water Utilities: $3,163,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,639,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,341,000
    Housing and Community Development: $2,038,000
    General - Other: $1,494,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $708,000
    General Public Buildings: $696,000
    Parking Facilities: $258,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $214,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $3,200,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $585,000
    All Other: $220,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $3,366,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $5,386,000
    All Other: $635,000
    Highways: $172,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,200,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,759,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,758,000
    Special Assessments: $2,771,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,019,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $767,000
    Sale of Property: $247,000
    Rents: $179,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $64,540,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $62,781,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $13,449,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,041,000
    General - Other: $968,000
    Local Fire Protection: $395,000
    Police Protection: $336,000
    Sewerage: $131,000
    Water Utilities: $58,000
    Parking Facilities: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $57,804,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,802,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,672,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,571,000
    Highways: $1,519,000
    General Local Government Support: $403,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $36,511,000
    Property: $6,050,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $2,009,000
    Other Selective Sales: $929,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $193,000
    Other License: $120,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $42,843,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $104,000

8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.52%
Colorado average:  10.77%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($298 average AGI)
Mesa County:  0.07%
Colorado average:  0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Garfield County, CO  0.51% ($48,260 average AGI)
from Delta County, CO  0.30% ($33,014)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.26% ($42,254)


6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.09%
Colorado average:  10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)
Mesa County:  0.04%
Colorado average:  0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Garfield County, CO  0.32% ($36,248 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.20% ($30,568)
to Montrose County, CO  0.20% ($34,978)


Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Junction:
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KEXO (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTMM (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Junction:
  • KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KEKB (99.9 FM; FRUITA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBKL (107.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMGJ (93.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M.B.C. GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMXY (104.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMOZ-FM (100.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING INC)
  • KMSA (91.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MESA STATE COLLEGE)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KPRN (89.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC.)
  • K205CK (88.9 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • K214CA (90.7 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KLFV (90.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KAFM (88.1 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: GRAND VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO CO, INC)
  • K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KZKS-FM1 (105.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTR-FM (96.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: LEGGETT BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KPRU (103.3 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
  • KDNK (90.5 FM; CARBONDALE, CO; Owner: CARBONDALE COMM. ACCESS RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Junction:
  • KFQX (Channel 4; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: JOHN HARVEY REES)
  • KREX-TV (Channel 5; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KKCO (Channel 11; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: EAGLE III BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K25FZ (Channel 25; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KRMJ (Channel 18; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K65CE (Channel 65; GRAND JUNCTION, ETC., CO; Owner: MESA COUNTY)
  • K67CJ (Channel 67; GRAND JUNCTION, ETC., CO; Owner: MESA COUNTY)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


See more detailed statistics of Grand Junction fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 41
Total length: 277 meters (909ft)
Total costs: $4,625,000
Total average daily traffic: 487,908
Total average daily truck traffic: 33,553

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1950-1959: 9
  • 1960-1969: 6
  • 1970-1979: 4
  • 1980-1989: 15
  • 1990-1999: 7
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Grand Junction, CO

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Grand Junction)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Grand Junction, CO)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 61 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 133 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 531 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Grand Junction)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 10 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Grand Junction)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 174 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 11 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED194$161,4581,220$172,7941,073$165,378148$73,78410$457,668442$144,98650$86,166
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$150,268112$171,330172$174,52430$74,6923$466,47340$144,83011$102,754
APPLICATIONS DENIED13$145,432205$158,312490$167,473102$70,2791$2,000,00094$148,67952$61,819
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN8$135,57992$178,816236$165,28923$106,5730$038$142,7443$93,900
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$112,49027$178,56947$189,5944$203,9930$06$112,9431$128,140
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed mortgage data for all 18 tracts in Grand Junction, CO

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 7 full and 11 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED344$193,109115$201,79553$167,668
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED33$200,49913$189,8024$187,755
APPLICATIONS DENIED6$189,0881$165,4800$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN10$193,5524$228,9932$175,425
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 98
  • Hazardous Condition: 100
  • Service Call: 20
  • Good Intent Call: 12

Incident types - Grand Junction


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Grand Junction, CO

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