Median household income (1999): $24,771
Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,273
| This zip code | $27,273 | | Colorado: | $50,652 |
Nearest zip codes: 81506, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81520, 81526.
Housing units in zip code 81501 with a mortgage: 2,292 (390 second mortgage, 150 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,377
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $782
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $220
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 18.5% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.5 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau (Horizon Drive & I 70), Grand Junction Visitor & Convention-Bureau - Visitor Center (Grand Avenue).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 57
- 1995 to 1998: 278
- 1990 to 1994: 212
- 1980 to 1989: 946
- 1970 to 1979: 2,002
- 1960 to 1969: 887
- 1950 to 1959: 2,215
- 1940 to 1949: 1,003
- 1939 or earlier: 1,889
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Grand Junction, CO (81501):
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 194
- 2 bedrooms: 1,453
- 3 bedrooms: 1,965
- 4 bedrooms: 555
- 5 or more bedrooms: 160
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 285
- 1 bedrooms: 1,748
- 2 bedrooms: 1,837
- 3 bedrooms: 661
- 4 bedrooms: 127
- 5 or more bedrooms: 24
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Vehicles available in 81501 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 168
- 1 vehicle: 1,521
- 2 vehicles: 1,718
- 3 vehicles: 702
- 4 vehicles: 165
- 5 or more vehicles: 64
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 912
- 1 vehicle: 2,330
- 2 vehicles: 1,176
- 3 vehicles: 165
- 4 vehicles: 77
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 81501:
- Less than $10,000: 6
- $15,000 to $19,999: 20
- $20,000 to $24,999: 6
- $25,000 to $29,999: 14
- $30,000 to $34,999: 31
- $35,000 to $39,999: 25
- $40,000 to $49,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 75
- $60,000 to $69,999: 312
- $70,000 to $79,999: 447
- $80,000 to $89,999: 744
- $90,000 to $99,999: 615
- $100,000 to $124,999: 729
- $125,000 to $149,999: 261
- $150,000 to $174,999: 150
- $175,000 to $199,999: 120
- $200,000 to $249,999: 52
- $250,000 to $299,999: 18
- $300,000 to $399,999: 27
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 81501:
- Less than $100: 151
- $100 to $149: 154
- $150 to $199: 292
- $200 to $249: 267
- $250 to $299: 250
- $300 to $349: 266
- $350 to $399: 754
- $400 to $449: 527
- $450 to $499: 588
- $500 to $549: 299
- $550 to $599: 198
- $600 to $649: 206
- $650 to $699: 241
- $700 to $749: 87
- $750 to $799: 120
- $800 to $899: 109
- $900 to $999: 22
- $1,000 to $1,249: 13
- No cash rent: 138
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,700
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $132,116
- Black or African American householders: $219,666
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $159,287
- Asian householders: $269,551
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $93,444
- Some other race householders: $129,672
- Two or more races householders: $124,353
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $135,135
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,247
- One, attached: 310
- Two: 450
- 3 or 4: 990
- 5 to 9: 647
- 10 to 19: 420
- 20 to 49: 431
- 50 or more: 436
- Mobile homes: 558

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,780 (70%)
- Carpooled: 1,266 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 66 (1%)
- Taxi: 48 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 38 (0%)
- Bicycle: 297 (3%)
- Walked: 721 (7%)
- Other means: 85 (1%)
- Worked at home: 378 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 541
- 5 to 9 minutes: 2492
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2956
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1743
- 20 to 24 minutes: 705
- 25 to 29 minutes: 146
- 30 to 34 minutes: 251
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 37
- 45 to 59 minutes: 68
- 60 to 89 minutes: 184
- 90 or more minutes: 178
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,033
- In family households: 13,316 (2,908 male householders, 1,558 female householders)
3,151 spouses, 4,449 children (4,011 natural, 172 adopted, 266 stepchildren), 179 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 302 other relatives, 463 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5,717 (1,984 male householders (1,451 living alone)), 2,502 female householders (2,035 living alone)), 1,231 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,809 (500 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,192 2-persons, 1,052 3-persons, 708 4-persons, 321 5-persons, 178 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,486 1-person, 810 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 5 6-persons.
2,215 married couples with children.
1,451 single-parent households (377 men, 1,074 women).
90.6% of residents of 81501 zip code speak English at home.
7.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 20% well, 13% not well, 6% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 18% well, 12% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% very well, 14% well, 38% not well, 16% not at all).
Foreign born population: 759 (3.7%)
(30.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (52%)
- Germany (8%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Netherlands (3%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
- Canada (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 237
- 1990 to 1994: 173
- 1985 to 1989: 21
- 1980 to 1984: 50
- 1975 to 1979: 45
- 1970 to 1974: 51
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1965 to 1969: 174
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 3748
- German: 3084
- United States or American: 1821
- English: 1699
- Irish: 1393
- Italian: 719
- Scotch-Irish: 445
- Swedish: 388
- French (except Basque): 384
- Scottish: 306
- Norwegian: 267
- Polish: 195
- Dutch: 177
- European: 171
- Welsh: 156
- Danish: 126
- British: 114
- Czech: 62
- Scandinavian: 62
- Russian: 60
- Greek: 58
- Austrian: 51
- Subsaharan African:: 44
- African: 44
- Romanian: 41
- Portuguese: 37
- French Canadian: 35
- Serbian: 34
- Czechoslovakian: 32
- Ukrainian: 29
- Yugoslavian: 28
- Finnish: 25
- Hungarian: 24
- Lithuanian: 23
- Canadian: 21
- Belgian: 19
- Slovak: 19
- Slavic: 16
- New Zealander: 15
- Bulgarian: 13
- Iranian: 13
- Lebanese: 12
- Arab:: 12
- Celtic: 12
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 12
- Jamaican: 12
- Basque: 10
- Croatian: 10
- German Russian: 9
- Swiss: 8
- Pennsylvania German: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $48,900


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (79%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10418
- Northeast: 942
- Midwest: 3343
- South: 1714
- West: 3562
40% of the 81501 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 19,665. Population change in the 1990s: +1,078 (+5.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 195
| Here: | 10.7% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 165
| Here: | 18.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 168
| Here: | 7.3% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment, 250-499 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 2, 50-99: 4, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 11, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 13)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 14, 1-4: 33)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Computer Related Services (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 15, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (250-499: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (250-499: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 712 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 409 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 154 people in halfway houses
- 152 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 116 people in nursing homes
- 55 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 44 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 36 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 32 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 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
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