CensusEasy
METRO AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Grand Junction Metro

Grand Junction, CO · 1 counties · 93,145 residents · 3,329 sq mi
Time machine
COMPARE TO
Compare
The short version

Grand Junction is a metro area of 93,145 people. Median home value sits at $62,600. There are 23,110 fewer people here than in 2000. Median rent is $333 a month. Median household income is $23,698, under the $30,130 national median. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $30,130
Mid-age
median age 34.7
US median: 33.0
Average education
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 20%
More affordable
home values down 28%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $93,722
Section 01

Population & growth

93,145
−20%vs 2000
vs 116,255 in 2000
1990 – 2025
28 / sq mi
−20%vs 2000
vs 35 / sq mi in 2000
34.7
−9%vs 2000
vs 38.1 in 2000
US average: 33.0
Land area
3,329 sq mi
Population, 19902024
87K106K126K146K165K19902000201020202024Grand Junction
2024159K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57%(6,475)
US avg: 7.3%
5 to 97.7%(7,177)
US avg: 7.3%
10 to 147.9%(7,344)
US avg: 6.9%
15 to 197.3%(6,777)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 245.4%(5,014)
US avg: 7.5%
25 to 3415.3%(14,236)
US avg: 17.5%
35 to 4415.5%(14,469)
US avg: 15.1%
45 to 5410.4%(9,704)
US avg: 10.2%
55 to 649.2%(8,541)
US avg: 8.5%
65 to 748.7%(8,084)
US avg: 7.3%
75 to 844.5%(4,145)
US avg: 4%
85 and over1.3%(1,179)
US avg: 1.2%
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Section 02

Income & economy

$23,698
−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $35,864 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
$11,850
−37%vs 2000
vs $18,715 in 2000
US average: $14,340
15.1%
+4.9 ptsvs 2000
vs 10.2% in 2000
US average: 13.2%
Section 03

Housing

$62,600
−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $113,800 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
$333
−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $527 in 2000
US average: $450
64.9%
−7.8 ptsvs 2000
vs 72.7% in 2000
35.1% rent
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic87%(101,110)
Black0.4%(460)
Hispanic / Latino10%(11,651)
Asian0.5%(593)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic94.9%(88,431)
Black0.4%(370)
Hispanic / Latino7.8%(7,221)
Asian0.5%(471)
Other4.2%(3,873)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin
Mexican9.7%(15,324)
Spaniard0.7%(1,036)
Puerto Rican0.4%(597)
Honduran0.1%(198)
Argentine0.1%(159)
Cuban0.1%(131)
Guatemalan0.1%(98)
Paraguayan0.1%(89)
Colombian0%(79)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Japanese0.2%(310)
Vietnamese0.2%(287)
Chinese0.2%(270)
Filipino0.1%(195)
Korean0.1%(99)
Asian Indian0.1%(93)
Thai0%(44)
Taiwanese0%(41)
Kazakh0%(4)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(28)
Chamorro0%(24)
Guamanian0%(12)
Tongan0%(10)
Ancestry
German21.5%(34,099)
English15.2%(24,108)
Irish12.5%(19,842)
Italian5.1%(8,161)
American3.8%(5,976)
Scottish3.2%(4,998)
French2.6%(4,121)
Dutch2.3%(3,627)
Norwegian2.1%(3,368)
Swedish2.1%(3,368)
Polish1.9%(3,089)
Danish1.5%(2,326)
+ 39 more ancestry groups with data
Scotch-Irish1.4%(2,299)
Welsh1.2%(1,964)
British0.6%(978)
Russian0.6%(894)
Portuguese0.5%(786)
Swiss0.4%(623)
Austrian0.4%(597)
Czech0.4%(558)
Greek0.3%(504)
Hungarian0.3%(458)
Finnish0.2%(332)
Canadian0.2%(329)
Romanian0.2%(326)
Croatian0.2%(266)
Ukrainian0.2%(256)
Lithuanian0.1%(223)
Slovene0.1%(164)
Nigerian0.1%(134)
West Indian0.1%(134)
Jamaican0.1%(134)
Slovak0.1%(123)
Belgian0.1%(116)
Latvian0.1%(105)
Arab0.1%(101)
Lebanese0%(66)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Brazilian0%(42)
Serbian0%(41)
Ghanaian0%(25)
Iranian0%(23)
Moroccan0%(13)
Egyptian0%(11)
Syrian0%(11)
Israeli0%(9)
Section 05

Education

17.4%
−4.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 22.0% in 2000
US average: 20.3%
High school or higher
79.5%
−5.5 ptsvs 2000
vs 85.0% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
5.6%
−1.7 ptsvs 2000
vs 7.3% in 2000
US average: 7.1%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

18.1 min
+54%vs 2000
vs 11.8 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 married33.3%(21,694)
Married50.4%(32,849)
Widowed3.1%(1,997)
Divorced13.3%(8,684)
Women 15+
Never married25.3%(16,950)
Married50.3%(33,682)
Widowed9.1%(6,073)
Divorced15.3%(10,274)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

9.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2013
from 16.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
47.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 47.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
15.2%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 13.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
22.8%
+2.0 ptssince 2020
from 20.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
23.0%
−2.2 ptssince 2020
from 25.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2020
from 4.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.2%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 60.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
43.2%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 44.2% 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)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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
In this metro

Largest cities

What's inside

1 component county

Drill deeper

Metros similar to Grand Junction

Head to head

Compare Grand Junction side by side

Frequently asked

How many people live in Grand Junction, CO?

Grand Junction, CO has about 93,145 residents according to the 1990 Census.

What is the median household income in Grand Junction, CO?

The typical household in Grand Junction, CO earns about $23,698 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Grand Junction, CO expensive?

In Grand Junction, CO, the median home is worth about $62,600, and the typical rent is about $333 a month.

How educated are people in Grand Junction, CO?

About 17.4% of adults age 25 and over in Grand Junction, CO hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Grand Junction, CO?

About 15.1% of people in Grand Junction, CO live below the federal poverty line.

Keep going

Explore from here

DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

How we source and harmonize this data →