CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Battlement Mesa

Colorado · 1,453 residents · 11.2 sq mi

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Battlement Mesa is home to 1,453 people in Colorado. At a median age of 55.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 19% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 2,044 fewer people here than in 2000. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 32%. The median household earns $20,451, about 32% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 55.4

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,453

−58%vs 2000

vs 3,497 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

55.4

+39%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(83)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(105)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(64)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.4%(50)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.6%(38)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.3%(149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.8%(128)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547%(102)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.5%(255)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7425.9%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(90)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,451

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,680 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,799

−42%vs 2000

vs $18,653 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,900

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $136,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$351

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $579 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

19.2%

−35.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.3% in 2000

80.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(3,168)

Black0.4%(13)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(247)

Asian0.2%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,427)

Black0.8%(11)

Hispanic / Latino3%(44)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0.7%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican19.7%(1,136)

Puerto Rican0.5%(28)

Spaniard0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(18)

Ancestry

German18.5%(1,066)

English14%(807)

Irish13.5%(777)

Italian6.3%(360)

American4.2%(239)

French3.3%(191)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(144)

Swiss2.5%(141)

Swedish1.9%(111)

Norwegian1.4%(81)

West Indian1.4%(80)

Scottish1.2%(70)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Latvian1.2%(69)

Lithuanian0.8%(48)

Polish0.5%(27)

Canadian0.3%(17)

Czech0.2%(13)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.2%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.3%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

−14%vs 2000

vs 26.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31%(630)

Married52.7%(1,072)

Widowed3.6%(74)

Divorced12.6%(257)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(670)

Married45.2%(1,100)

Widowed8.4%(204)

Divorced18.9%(461)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−9.9 ptssince 2013

from 23.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.5%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.4%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.7%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.2%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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