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Population (year 2000): 6,456
Males: 3,144  (48.7%)
Females: 3,312  (51.3%)

Mesa County

Median resident age:  37.0 years
Colorado median age:  34.3 years

Zip codes: 81503.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,000 (it was $40,885 in 2000)
Orchard Mesa  $45,000
Colorado:  $50,652

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $148,100 (it was $107,600 in 2000)
Orchard Mesa  $148,100
Colorado:  $223,300

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Races in Orchard Mesa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
  • Hispanic (8.7%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (27.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (12.7%), United States (12.6%), Norwegian (3.3%), Scottish (3.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 4673 feet

Land area: 5.37 square miles.

Population density: 1203 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Orchard Mesa

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orchard Mesa CDP

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

119 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.8%
Colorado:  8.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Orchard Mesa:  0.8% ($825)
Colorado:  0.7% ($1,132)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (231.0 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (239.9 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (452.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Grand Junction, CO (3.7 miles ), Fruitvale, CO (4.8 miles ), Clifton, CO (5.0 miles ), Redlands, CO (8.4 miles ), Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, CO (11.6 miles ), Palisade, CO (12.8 miles ), Fruita, CO (15.9 miles ), Glade Park-Gateway, CO (20.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.04 N, Longitude: 108.53 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,210 (-34.2%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 263 (8.9%)


21 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 970

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Orchard Mesa:
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)
  • FAMILY HEALTH WEST HOSPITAL - CAH (about 16 miles; FRUITA, CO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orchard Mesa:
  • WALKER FIELD (about 6 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; ID: GJT)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; MONTROSE, CO; ID: MTJ)
  • TELLURIDE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; TELLURIDE, CO; ID: TEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orchard Mesa:
  • MACK MESA (about 28 miles; MACK, CO; ID: C07)
  • HAWKINS FIELD (about 34 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: D17)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 38 miles; DELTA, CO; ID: 1V9)

Amtrak station near Orchard Mesa:
  • 4 miles: 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orchard Mesa:
  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 5 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 90 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; FT enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 113 miles; GUNNISON, CO; FT enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 129 miles; DURANGO, CO; FT enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 158 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; FT enrollment: 2,837)
  • ADAMS STATE COLLEGE (about 213 miles; ALAMOSA, CO; FT enrollment: 4,147)
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 216 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; FT enrollment: 2,632)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Colorado:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.4%
Whole state:  65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.8%
Whole state:  9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  4.1%

Orchard Mesa compared to Colorado state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Mesa County Colorado:




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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 Orchard Mesa:
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KJOL (620 AM; 10 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: UNITED MINISTRIES)
  • KEXO (1230 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KTMM (1340 AM; 1 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: MBC GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUBC (580 AM; 5 kW; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: WOODLAND COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • 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.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KHAC (880 AM; 43 kW; TSE BONITO, NM; Owner: WESTERN INDIAN MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)

Strongest FM radio stations in Orchard Mesa:
  • KJYE (92.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K256AD (99.1 FM; PALISADE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, 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.)
  • K210CE (89.9 FM; MESA, CO; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • 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)
  • KPRN (89.5 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO 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)
  • KZKS-FM1 (105.3 FM; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KKNN (95.1 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KZKS (105.3 FM; RIFLE, CO; Owner: WESTERN SLOPE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KSTR-FM (96.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: LEGGETT BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KPRU (103.3 FM; DELTA, CO; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF COLORADO INC)
  • KVMT (89.1 FM; MONTROSE, CO; Owner: NORTH FORK VALLEY PUBLIC RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Orchard Mesa:
  • 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)

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