Grand Junction is a metro area of 158,601 people. That puts it in the top 7% of US metro areas for household income. Growth has run 36% since 2000, or 42,346 more people. 4% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. There are 48 people per square mile. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,658, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 83%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grand Junction
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$150,244 → $378,600(+152%)US over the same years: +67%
Population93,145 → 158,601(+70%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants64.9% → 72.5%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 17 metro and micro areas based in Colorado
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)23.4%(2,807)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(2,365)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.5%(4,506)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(662)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(76)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12,019 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
Grand Junction, decade by decade
Grand Junction 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
93,145
$56,877
$150,244
17.4%
21.8
2000
116,255
$65,332
$207,304
22.0%
29.1
2010
146,723
$74,902
$317,924
25.4%
36.4
2020
155,703
$69,277
$296,950
27.4%
46.9
2024
158,601
$73,658
$378,600
32.3%
44.9
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.
