COMPARING TWO PLACES
Green River vs Grand Junction
PLACE A
Green River, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Grand Junction, Tennessee
Green River is 175% larger than Grand Junction. Green River earns more, with a median household income $3,046 higher. Grand Junction has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
GREEN RIVERGRAND JUNCTIONDIFFERENCE
Total population888323+175% vs Grand Junction
Population density33272−239
Population growth-11.0%4.0%−15.0 pts
Median age42.539.4+3.1
Male48.6%43.7%+4.9 pts
Female51.4%56.3%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born6.9%0.9%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.8%32.2%+34.6 pts
Black0.0%66.7%−66.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.3%0.7%+30.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.9%0.5%+1.5 pts
Median household income$65,129$62,083+$3,046
Per capita income$32,350$31,737+$613
Poverty rate12.2%12.5%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.367+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%8.7%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree3.8%2.6%+1.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%11.2%−11.2 pts
Labor force participation62.5%64.9%−2.4 pts
Median home value$173,800$130,000+$43,800
Median gross rent$560$829−$269
Owner-occupied81.8%68.4%+13.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%2.6%+15.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%15.0%+33.1 pts
Average commute13.358.7−45.4
Worked from home10.8%0.5%+10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.3%1.4%+9.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025