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People QuickFacts | Mesa County | Colorado
Population, 2013 estimate | 147,554 | 5,268,367
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 146,723 | 5,029,196
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 0.6% | 4.8%
Population, 2010 | 146,723 | 5,029,196
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 | 6.4% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 | 22.7% | 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 | 16.4% | 12.3%
Female persons, percent, 2013 | 50.3% | 49.8%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 94.3% | 88.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.9% | 4.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 1.5% | 1.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.9% | 3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 | 2.2% | 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) | 13.8% | 21.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 | 82.4% | 69.4%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 80.9% | 80.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 4.1% | 9.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 8.2% | 16.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 89.6% | 90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 25.7% | 37.0%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 13,870 | 399,458
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 21.2 | 24.5
Housing units, 2013 | 63,206 | 2,247,238
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 71.7% | 65.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 15.1% | 25.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $210,100 | $236,200
Households, 2009-2013 | 58,598 | 1,977,591
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.45 | 2.53
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $26,700 | $31,109
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $49,471 | $58,433
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 14.7% | 13.2%
Business QuickFacts | Mesa County | Colorado
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 | 4,506 | 153,112
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 | 49,883 | 2,035,803
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 | 0.8% | 3.2%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 | 11,200 | 440,482
Total number of firms, 2007 | 16,079 | 547,770
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.7%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.8%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.0% | 6.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.7% | 29.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 539,590 | 46,331,953
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,179,281 | 53,598,986
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,389,507 | 65,896,788
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $17,279 | $13,609
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 268,843 | 11,440,395
Building permits, 2012 | 355 | 23,301
Geography QuickFacts | Mesa County | Colorado
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 3,328.97 | 103,641.89
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 44.1 | 48.5
FIPS Code | 77 | 8
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area | Grand Junction, CO Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts