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Mesa County, Colorado (CO)

County population in 2021: 157,335 (87% urban, 13% rural); it was 116,255 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 29,788
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 11,718
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 33,306
Renter-occupied apartments: 16,589 (it was 12,517 in 2000)
% of renters here:

27%
State:

34%

Land area: 3328 sq. mi.

Water area: 13.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 47 people per square mile   (average).

March 2019 cost of living index in Mesa County: 93.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (25.1%), Retail trade (12.8%), Construction (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 75%
  • Government: 15%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Mesa County, CO (2021)
    • 123,95078.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 24,03015.3%Hispanic or Latino
    • 5,4303.5%Two or more races
    • 1,4850.9%Asian alone
    • 9370.6%Some other race alone
    • 8720.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 5130.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1180.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

41.1 years
Colorado median age:

37.6 years
Males: 79,377  (50.5%)
Females: 77,958  (49.5%)
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Average household size:
Mesa County:

2.0 people
Colorado:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2021: $64,055 ($35,864 in 1999)
This county:

$64,055
Colorado:

$82,254

Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $830 (lower quartile is $624, upper quartile is $1,157)
This county:

$830
State:

$1378


Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $333,400 (it was $113,800 in 2000)
Mesa:

$333,400
Colorado:

$466,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $227,000 - $472,900

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $398,222
Here:

$398,222
State:

$583,792

Townhouses or other attached units: $314,040
Here:

$314,040
State:

$462,462

In 2-unit structures: $390,749
Here:

$390,749
State:

$648,288

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,890
Here:

$218,890
State:

$590,264

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $227,790
Here:

$227,790
State:

$436,810

Mobile homes: $147,942
Here:

$147,942
State:

$116,388

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $93,839
Here:

$93,839
State:

$204,154

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,402
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $373

Institutionalized population: 1,422

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 38
  • Robberies: 12
  • Assaults: 172
  • Burglaries: 208
  • Thefts: 756
  • Auto thefts: 196

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 41
  • Robberies: 10
  • Assaults: 142
  • Burglaries: 342
  • Thefts: 848
  • Auto thefts: 180
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2021: 909 buildings, average cost: $184,300
  • 2020: 778 buildings, average cost: $161,300
  • 2019: 678 buildings, average cost: $188,800
  • 2018: 822 buildings, average cost: $156,300
  • 2017: 665 buildings, average cost: $199,800
  • 2016: 498 buildings, average cost: $231,500
  • 2015: 446 buildings, average cost: $248,100
  • 2014: 452 buildings, average cost: $242,700
  • 2013: 440 buildings, average cost: $223,300
  • 2012: 323 buildings, average cost: $235,700
  • 2011: 289 buildings, average cost: $213,500
  • 2010: 348 buildings, average cost: $220,300
  • 2009: 363 buildings, average cost: $188,600
  • 2008: 692 buildings, average cost: $194,400
  • 2007: 1310 buildings, average cost: $200,600
  • 2006: 1426 buildings, average cost: $201,100
  • 2005: 1471 buildings, average cost: $171,700
  • 2004: 1366 buildings, average cost: $144,300
  • 2003: 1428 buildings, average cost: $127,700
  • 2002: 1287 buildings, average cost: $113,700
  • 2001: 1146 buildings, average cost: $105,100
  • 2000: 1132 buildings, average cost: $104,000
  • 1999: 1232 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1998: 1105 buildings, average cost: $91,900
  • 1997: 965 buildings, average cost: $86,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Mesa, CO residents
Average permit cost in Mesa, CO
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,318 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,113 (0.3%)

Distribution of median household income in Mesa, CO in 2021
Distribution of house value in Mesa, CO in 2021
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Mesa, CO in 2021
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2021: 9.7%
Mesa County:

9.7%
Colorado:

9.7%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.7% for Black residents, 21.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 30.2% for American Indian residents, 8.9% for other race residents, 14.4% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2021: 41.1 years old
(Males: 40.2 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.1 years old, Black residents: 26.6 years old, American Indian residents: 47.2 years old, Asian residents: 59.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.1 years old, Other race residents: 42.8 years old)

Area name: Grand Junction, CO MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mesa County is $485 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $582 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $847 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grand Junction, Clifton, Redlands, Fruitvale, Fruita, Orchard Mesa, Palisade, Whitewater-Kahnah Creek, Glade Park-Gateway, Loma.

Mesa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2019 air pollution in Mesa County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 7.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.

Click to draw/clear Mesa County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Mesa County: South Thompson Creek Cow Camp (A), Thompson Creek Guard Station (B), Lambert Place (C), Yank Creek Cow Camp (D), East Maroon Portal Campground (E), East Maroon Trailhead (F), West Maroon Portal Campground (G), Aspen Mountain Electronic Site (H), Mountain Bell Reflector (I), Lost Man Forest Service Facility (J), Dinkle Lake Day Use Area (K), Saco (L), Freeman Mesa Campground (M), Dearhamer Campground (N), Meredith Forest Service Facility (O), Portal Campground (P), Lost Man Campground (Q), Upper Grottos Campground (R), Lincoln Gulch Campground (S), Grottos Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Mesa County: Saint Benedict Monastery (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Wheatley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Snowmass Lake (A), Siberia Lake (B), Lewis Lake (C), Dinkle Lake (D), Sioux Lake (E), Ruby Lakes (F), Grizzly Lake (G), Truro Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Grizzly Creek (A), Independence Creek (B), Tabor Creek (C), New York Creek (D), Bruin Creek (E), Truro Creek (F), Galena Creek (G), Lincoln Creek (H), Cooper Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Mesa County: Tourtelotte Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Neighboring counties: Brown County, Illinois , Howard County, Maryland , Kent County, Maryland , Johnson County, Kansas , Marion County, Indiana , Sullivan County, Indiana .

Unemployment in March 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Colorado:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Mesa, CO
County total employment by year in Mesa, CO
County average yearly wages by year in Mesa, CO

Current college students: 5,836
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,202 (39.3% naturalized citizens)

Mesa County:

3.3%
Whole state:

9.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1,8702010 or later
  • 1,5782000 to 2009
  • 1,5271990 to 1999
  • 6681980 to 1989
  • 4491970 to 1979
  • 857Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%

Mesa County marital status for males Mesa County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 47,474
  • One, attached: 3,031
  • Two: 1,325
  • 3 or 4: 3,020
  • 5 to 9: 2,063
  • 10 to 19: 990
  • 20 to 49: 2,647
  • 50 or more: 1,355
  • Mobile homes: 6,677
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Mesa County with a mortgage: 30,857 (1,600 second mortgage, 127 home equity loan, 1,328 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 845

Here:

3.4% with mortgage
State:

98.4% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Mesa County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant25,05491
Other10,59330
Catholic7,9395
Mainline Protestant7,06221
Orthodox801
None95,995-
Mesa County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 22
Mesa County:

1.58 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.22 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

0.45 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47
Mesa County:

3.38 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 101
This county:

7.27 / 10,000 pop.
State:

8.99 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Mesa County:

5.6%
Colorado:

5.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Mesa County:

19.9%
State:

18.4%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

11.1%
State:

9.6%

Agriculture in Mesa County:

Average size of farms: 241 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $37,038
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $598.05
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.24%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 50.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $35,887
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.83%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.99%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,705
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.37%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.70
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.26%
Corn for grain: 2915 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3499 harvested acres
Vegetables: 734 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,410 acres

Tornado activity:

Mesa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 165446593.1 times below overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Mesa County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 1451% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 394.2 miles away from Mesa County center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 487.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 439.9 miles away from the county center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 290.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/18/2020 at 13:09:31, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 7.4 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 221.2 miles away from Mesa County center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 559.7 miles away from the county center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Colorado Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4498, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Colorado Dierich Fire, Incident Period: June 09, 2002 to June 18, 2002, Fire Management Assistance Declared: June 10, 2002, FEMA Id: 2422, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
  • Colorado SEVERE STORMS, MUDSLIDES, LANDSLIDES, FLOODING, Incident Period: July 27, 1984, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-719: July 27, 1984, FEMA Id: 719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
  • Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought

The number of natural disasters in Mesa County (6) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Mesa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 50,878 (72.5%)
  • Carpooled: 3,996 (5.7%)
  • Bus: 796 (1.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 133 (0.2%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,736 (2.5%)
  • Bicycle: 450 (0.6%)
  • Walked: 1,207 (1.7%)
  • Worked at home: 11,002 (15.7%)
Class of Workers in 2021
Most common industries in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2021


  • Health care and social assistance (28%)
  • Retail trade (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (5%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)

Most common occupations in 2021 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2021


  • Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (8%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
  • Material moving occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2021


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Sales and related occupations (10%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Mexico (37%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Venezuela (5%)
  • Russia (3%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Poland (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Mesa County


  • German (17%)
  • English (12%)
  • American (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • European (3%)
  • Norwegian (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Mesa County, Colorado in 2010:

  • 1,353 people in college/university student housing
  • 663 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 447 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 331 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 298 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 182 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 122 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 83 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 66 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 45 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 22 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 12 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 5 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
  • 2 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere

People in group quarters in Mesa County, Colorado in 2000:

  • 823 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 712 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 357 people in nursing homes
  • 271 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 249 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 154 people in halfway houses
  • 148 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
  • 142 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 99 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 78 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 77 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 44 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 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
  • 19 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 2 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $69,366.

6.89% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($65,174 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.89%
Colorado average:

11.28%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($27,496 average AGI)
3.75% relocated from other states ($37,678 average AGI)
Mesa County:

3.75%
Colorado average:

5.04%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Garfield County, CO  0.39% ($53,858 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO  0.30% ($79,735)
from Denver County, CO  0.21% ($58,092)
from Delta County, CO  0.21% ($42,797)
from Arapahoe County, CO  0.20% ($61,967)
from Montrose County, CO  0.19% ($44,862)
from El Paso County, CO  0.16% ($68,090)


5.92% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,519 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.92%
Colorado average:

11.05%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.21% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($17,396 average AGI)
3.70% relocated to other states ($32,123 average AGI)
Mesa County:

3.70%
Colorado average:

4.80%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Delta County, CO  0.25% ($40,862 average AGI)
to Montrose County, CO  0.22% ($50,429)
to Garfield County, CO  0.21% ($42,874)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.16% ($51,228)
to Arapahoe County, CO  0.16% ($41,495)
to Denver County, CO  0.15% ($36,882)
to Jefferson County, CO  0.14% ($35,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.8

Births per 1000 population in Mesa County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Mesa County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 10.2%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mesa County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Mesa County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mesa County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mesa County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Mesa County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Mesa County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 23,614 (20,270 aged, 3,344 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,197 (12%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Mesa County, Colorado in 1999 - 2019:

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,807)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,634)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,573)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (1,403)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,191)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (895)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (875)
  • Unspecified dementia (819)
  • Congestive heart failure (531)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (426)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 25.2. This is less than state average.

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 209.8. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 126.1
  • Poisoning - 32.1
  • Suffocation - 32.1
  • Other - 19.5

Household type by relationship:

Households: 157,335
  • Male householders: 27,568 (7,151 living alone), Female householders: 36,228 (11,637 living alone)
  • 30,488 spouses (30,239 opposite-sex spouses), 3,432 unmarried partners, (3,377 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 42,393 children (38,890 natural, 691 adopted, 2,812 stepchildren), 2,038 grandchildren, 1,259 brothers or sisters, 1,909 parents, 0 foster children, 2,019 other relatives, 5,928 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 4,073

Size of family households: 21,533 2-persons, 8,224 3-persons, 6,174 4-persons, 3,443 5-persons, 1,358 6-persons, 320 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,788 1-person, 3,210 2-persons, 166 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 61 6-persons, 167 7-or-more-persons.

21,944 married couples with children.
8,594 single-parent households (2,609 men, 5,985 women).

93.7% of residents of Mesa speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $696,385,000 ($5,472 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $46,696,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $338,743,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $124,251,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $736,000
Federal grants: $102,347,000
Federal procurement contracts: $58,289,000 ($25,278,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $72,018,000 ($3,150,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,312,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $217,865,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,272,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 8,231
Here:

63 per 1000 residents
State:

76 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,245
Here:

48 per 1000 residents
State:

32 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +687
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+24 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +10,532
Here:

+81 per 1000 residents
State:

+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Mesa County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 32.01 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Year house built in Mesa County, Colorado
  • Year house built in Mesa County, Colorado
  • 8442020 or later
  • 5,8642010 to 2019
  • 13,3552000 to 2009
  • 13,6501990 to 1999
  • 8,5481980 to 1989
  • 12,3831970 to 1979
  • 3,8971960 to 1969
  • 4,2741950 to 1959
  • 1,6351940 to 1949
  • 4,2071939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa County, Colorado
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa County, Colorado
  • 01 room
  • 2072 rooms
  • 9563 rooms
  • 5,4914 rooms
  • 8,9935 rooms
  • 11,5086 rooms
  • 7,9647 rooms
  • 3,8538 rooms
  • 6,9449+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
  • 8981 room
  • 1,6732 rooms
  • 2,8833 rooms
  • 5,6754 rooms
  • 2,2535 rooms
  • 2,7086 rooms
  • 9497 rooms
  • 1538 rooms
  • 6889+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mesa County, Colorado
  • 0no bedroom
  • 5001 bedroom
  • 6,6302 bedrooms
  • 26,3233 bedrooms
  • 9,9404 bedrooms
  • 2,5235+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mesa County, Colorado
  • 1,117no bedroom
  • 3,2731 bedroom
  • 7,0982 bedrooms
  • 4,6843 bedrooms
  • 1,2194 bedrooms
  • 4895+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa County, Colorado in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,342no vehicle
  • 9,8911 vehicle
  • 19,1632 vehicles
  • 9,6993 vehicles
  • 3,2484 vehicles
  • 2,5735+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Mesa County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,582no vehicle
  • 7,4591 vehicle
  • 6,0222 vehicles
  • 1,2383 vehicles
  • 4744 vehicles
  • 1055+ vehicles

82.4% of Mesa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Colorado.

Mesa County:

82.4%
State average:

82.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 81,836
  • Other state: 68,853
  • Northeast: 6,652
  • Midwest: 20,297
  • South: 12,467
  • West: 29,437
Year householders moved into unit in Mesa County, CO
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Mesa County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 79.2%Utility gas
  • 15.1%Electricity
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Solar energy
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 55.9%Utility gas
  • 35.8%Electricity
  • 3.1%Wood
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,496
Here:

10.3%
Colorado:

11.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 473
Here:

4.8%
Colorado:

8.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,408
Here:

15.5%
Colorado:

13.1%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Mesa County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,745,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,297,000
  • Charges - Other: $9,679,000
    Other: $8,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,267,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,895,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $401,000
    Regular Highways: $255,000
    Sewerage: $165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $111,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $24,132,000
    Regular Highways: $10,916,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,849,000
    Police Protection: $2,078,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Police Protection: $1,293,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    Central Staff Services: $268,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $44,422,000
    Police Protection: $40,690,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,207,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,445,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,286,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,739,000
    Regular Highways: $12,880,000
    Regular Highways: $10,027,000
    Health - Other: $8,124,000
    Health - Other: $7,250,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,668,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,695,000
    Financial Administration: $2,474,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,990,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,615,000
    Corrections - Other: $400,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $209,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Sewerage: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $788,000
    Interest on Debt: $638,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,700,000
    Sewerage: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,945,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,460,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $827,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $435,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,486,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,463,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,311,000
    General Revenue - Other: $964,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $921,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $316,000
    Sale of Property: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,817,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,449,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $150,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,981,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $25,452,000
    Other: $21,004,000
    Public Welfare: $19,961,000
    General Local Government Support: $13,287,000
    Highways: $10,503,000
    Highways: $9,086,000
    Other: $6,700,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,673,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,094,000
    General Local Government Support: $813,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,529,000
    Property: $40,995,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,675,000
    Property: $26,945,000
    Other License: $2,379,000
    Other License: $1,204,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $119,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $176,555,000

Mesa County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,745,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,297,000
  • Charges - Other: $9,679,000
    Other: $8,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,267,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,895,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $401,000
    Regular Highways: $255,000
    Sewerage: $165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $111,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $24,132,000
    Regular Highways: $10,916,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,849,000
    Police Protection: $2,078,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Police Protection: $1,293,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    Central Staff Services: $268,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $44,422,000
    Police Protection: $40,690,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,207,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,445,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,286,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,739,000
    Regular Highways: $12,880,000
    Regular Highways: $10,027,000
    Health - Other: $8,124,000
    Health - Other: $7,250,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,668,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,695,000
    Financial Administration: $2,474,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,990,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,615,000
    Corrections - Other: $400,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $209,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Sewerage: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $788,000
    Interest on Debt: $638,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,700,000
    Sewerage: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,945,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,460,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $827,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $435,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,486,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,463,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,311,000
    General Revenue - Other: $964,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $921,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $316,000
    Sale of Property: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,817,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,449,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $150,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,981,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $25,452,000
    Other: $21,004,000
    Public Welfare: $19,961,000
    General Local Government Support: $13,287,000
    Highways: $10,503,000
    Highways: $9,086,000
    Other: $6,700,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,673,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,094,000
    General Local Government Support: $813,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,529,000
    Property: $40,995,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,675,000
    Property: $26,945,000
    Other License: $2,379,000
    Other License: $1,204,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $119,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $176,555,000

Mesa County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,745,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,297,000
  • Charges - Other: $9,679,000
    Other: $8,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,267,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,895,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $401,000
    Regular Highways: $255,000
    Sewerage: $165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $111,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $24,132,000
    Regular Highways: $10,916,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,849,000
    Police Protection: $2,078,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Police Protection: $1,293,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    Central Staff Services: $268,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $44,422,000
    Police Protection: $40,690,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,207,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,445,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,286,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,739,000
    Regular Highways: $12,880,000
    Regular Highways: $10,027,000
    Health - Other: $8,124,000
    Health - Other: $7,250,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,668,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,695,000
    Financial Administration: $2,474,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,990,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,615,000
    Corrections - Other: $400,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $209,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Sewerage: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $788,000
    Interest on Debt: $638,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,700,000
    Sewerage: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,945,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,460,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $827,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $435,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,486,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,463,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,311,000
    General Revenue - Other: $964,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $921,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $316,000
    Sale of Property: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,817,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,449,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $150,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,981,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $25,452,000
    Other: $21,004,000
    Public Welfare: $19,961,000
    General Local Government Support: $13,287,000
    Highways: $10,503,000
    Highways: $9,086,000
    Other: $6,700,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,673,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,094,000
    General Local Government Support: $813,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,529,000
    Property: $40,995,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,675,000
    Property: $26,945,000
    Other License: $2,379,000
    Other License: $1,204,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $119,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $176,555,000

Mesa County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,745,000
    Cash and Securities: $15,297,000
  • Charges - Other: $9,679,000
    Other: $8,530,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,267,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,895,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $401,000
    Regular Highways: $255,000
    Sewerage: $165,000
    Parks and Recreation: $146,000
    Parks and Recreation: $111,000
    Sewerage: $69,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $24,132,000
    Regular Highways: $10,916,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,849,000
    Police Protection: $2,078,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,418,000
    Police Protection: $1,293,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $429,000
    Central Staff Services: $268,000
    Parks and Recreation: $104,000
    Health - Other: $56,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $44,422,000
    Police Protection: $40,690,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $33,207,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $27,445,000
    Central Staff Services: $23,286,000
    Central Staff Services: $17,739,000
    Regular Highways: $12,880,000
    Regular Highways: $10,027,000
    Health - Other: $8,124,000
    Health - Other: $7,250,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,668,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,303,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,695,000
    Financial Administration: $2,474,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,990,000
    Parks and Recreation: $1,615,000
    Corrections - Other: $400,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $353,000
    Housing and Community Development: $350,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $209,000
    Transit Utilities: $175,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Sewerage: $141,000
    General - Other: $127,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $788,000
    Interest on Debt: $638,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Sewerage: $54,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,700,000
    Sewerage: $52,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,945,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $20,460,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,823,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,996,000
    Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $7,515,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $920,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $827,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $435,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,486,000
    General Revenue - Other: $4,463,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,311,000
    General Revenue - Other: $964,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $921,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $316,000
    Sale of Property: $96,000
    Sale of Property: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $51,817,000
    Cash and Securities: $37,449,000
  • Revenue - Transit Utilities: $150,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,981,000
    Cash and Securities: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $25,452,000
    Other: $21,004,000
    Public Welfare: $19,961,000
    General Local Government Support: $13,287,000
    Highways: $10,503,000
    Highways: $9,086,000
    Other: $6,700,000
    Health and Hospitals: $5,673,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,094,000
    General Local Government Support: $813,000
    Housing and Community Development: $133,000
  • Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $46,529,000
    Property: $40,995,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $39,675,000
    Property: $26,945,000
    Other License: $2,379,000
    Other License: $1,204,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $119,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $176,555,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,103
  • Number of aged recipients: 208
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,895
  • Number of recipients under 18: 261
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,455
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 387
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 824
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 879
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 28 full 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 ORIGINATED1,189$194,146708$213,4076,541$201,857305$87,2729$377,556439$173,264282$128,532
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED43$180,04773$178,904432$199,81032$106,9690$034$148,61839$86,872
APPLICATIONS DENIED139$188,317203$160,2071,595$218,604215$51,1772$226,500157$157,541225$98,271
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN116$189,87979$258,2661,160$206,35999$104,7681$26,559,00084$186,83364$140,891
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$227,90913$178,692181$213,12710$159,3000$019$202,1589$97,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 28 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED93$242,452166$246,2774$177,750
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED40$250,77544$244,5235$170,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED23$236,30436$226,5004$209,750
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN5$241,0009$255,5560$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS9$262,44412$297,2503$191,667
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mesa, CO
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Mesa, CO - Value
Most common first names in Mesa County, CO among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John65375.2 years
Mary58379.5 years
William57376.3 years
Robert50872.4 years
James46172.9 years
Charles39575.4 years
George33775.0 years
Dorothy24478.5 years
Frank23077.8 years
Ruth22081.7 years
Most common last names in Mesa County, CO among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith26776.8 years
Johnson17576.2 years
Brown16575.6 years
Jones15676.4 years
Williams14376.7 years
Miller13677.6 years
Anderson10678.6 years
Wilson10474.9 years
Moore10377.6 years
Davis10177.4 years
Businesses in Mesa County, CO
NameCountNameCount
AT&T4Kroger6
Ace Hardware5La Quinta2
Aeropostale1La-Z-Boy1
Albertsons2Lane Bryant1
American Eagle Outfitters1Lane Furniture1
Applebee's1Little Caesars Pizza2
Arby's1Lowe's1
Ashley Furniture1Marriott2
AutoZone4MasterBrand Cabinets18
Barnes & Noble1Maurices1
Bath & Body Works1McDonald's6
Bed Bath & Beyond1Men's Wearhouse1
Best Western2Motherhood Maternity1
Big O Tires2New Balance3
Blockbuster3Nike10
Budget Car Rental1Nissan1
Burger King7Office Depot1
Carl\s Jr.2OfficeMax1
Carson Pirie Scott1Old Navy1
Chevrolet1Olive Garden1
Chick-Fil-A1Outback1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Outback Steakhouse1
Clarion1Pac Sun1
Cold Stone Creamery1Papa John's Pizza2
Comfort Inn2Payless2
Curves2Penske1
Dairy Queen4PetSmart1
Deb1Pier 1 Imports1
Decora Cabinetry1Pizza Hut4
Dennys1Qdoba Mexican Grill2
Discount Tire1Quality1
Domino's Pizza3RadioShack2
DressBarn1Ramada1
Dressbarn1Red Lobster1
Econo Lodge1Red Robin1
Famous Footwear1Rite Aid3
FedEx25Rodeway Inn1
Finish Line1SAS Shoes1
Firestone Complete Auto Care1SONIC Drive-In3
Foot Locker1Safeway3
Ford1Sam's Club1
GNC4Sears4
GameStop2Shoe Carnival1
Gap1Spencer Gifts1
Goodwill2Sprint Nextel1
Gymboree1Starbucks10
H&R Block7Subaru1
Hilton2Subway1
Hobby Lobby1Super 82
Holiday Inn3T-Mobile2
Hollister Co.1Taco Bell5
Home Depot1Target1
Honda1Toyota1
Hot Topic1True Value3
IHOP1U-Haul12
JCPenney1UPS23
Jimmy John's2Vans3
Jones New York1Verizon Wireless2
Journeys1Village Inn2
Justice1Vons3
KFC2Walgreens2
Kincaid1Walmart2
Kmart1Wendy's5
Kohl's1Wet Seal1

Mesa County on our top lists:

  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
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