Battlement Mesa is a city of 5,755 people in Colorado. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 2,258 people. Getting to work takes 44 minutes on average. The median age is 33.6, younger than the US median of 38.9. The foreign-born share is 7%. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 20%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,152, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Battlement Mesa
What changed most since 1990
Population1,453 → 5,755(+296%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants19.2% → 70.2%(+51.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age55.4 → 33.6(−21.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)33.1%(99)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.1%(63)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War17.7%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 299 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Battlement Mesa, decade by decade
Battlement Mesa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,453
$49,084
$203,766
18.2%
10.0
2000
3,497
$66,818
$247,927
21.9%
21.7
2010
4,471
$82,155
$345,545
25.9%
43.2
2020
5,438
$79,310
$251,134
28.4%
60.9
2024
5,755
$76,152
$312,700
29.6%
54.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
