COMPARING TWO PLACES
Moab vs Grand Junction
PLACE A
Moab, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Grand Junction, Tennessee
Moab is 1512% larger than Grand Junction. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MOABGRAND JUNCTIONDIFFERENCE
Total population5,206323+1512% vs Grand Junction
Population density1,084272+812
Population growth6.3%4.0%+2.3 pts
Median age35.839.4−3.6
Male53.2%43.7%+9.6 pts
Female46.8%56.3%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born10.3%0.9%+9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.1%32.2%+39.0 pts
Black0.0%66.7%−66.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.6%0.7%+17.9 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other8.6%0.5%+8.1 pts
Median household income$61,667$62,083−$416
Per capita income$36,868$31,737+$5,131
Poverty rate15.9%12.5%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.367+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%8.7%+30.7 pts
Graduate degree12.4%2.6%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%11.2%−8.2 pts
Labor force participation69.9%64.9%+5.0 pts
Median home value$518,900$130,000+$388,900
Median gross rent$969$829+$140
Owner-occupied59.6%68.4%−8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%2.6%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households50.4%15.0%+35.4 pts
Average commute11.758.7−47.0
Worked from home8.4%0.5%+7.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.6%1.4%+13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025