Garfield County vs. Mesa County

Garfield County (CO)Mesa County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)59,770153,207
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.0%4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)56,389146,717
Population, Census, April 1, 201056,389146,723
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.2%21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.1%19.1%
Female persons, percent48.9%50.6%
White alone, percent93.9%94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.2%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.7%1.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent28.8%14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.9%81.1%
Veterans, 2014-20182,82711,989
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201814.9%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,21767,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.9%67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$337,900$214,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,756$1,302
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$461$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,215$934
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.5%15.1%
Building permits, 2018189830
Households, 2014-201821,13861,033
Persons per household, 2014-20182.732.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.0%80.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201826.3%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.4%83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.0%27.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.1%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201872.7%62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.0%57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)161,341282,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)41,145520,620
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)950,0482,173,315
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,681$14,700
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201832.320.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$72,898$53,683
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,491$28,518
Persons in poverty, percent8.4%14.4%
Total employer establishments, 20172,4474,446
Total employment, 201719,71752,848
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)934,8852,228,470
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.5%2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,38612,082
All firms, 20128,33414,632
Men-owned firms, 20124,4637,328
Women-owned firms, 20122,5134,788
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0521,108
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,95112,509
Veteran-owned firms, 20126711,391
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,24412,096
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%4.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.1%26.7%
Population per square mile, 201019.144.1
Land area in square miles, 20102,947.563,328.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Garfield county (CO) and Mesa county (CO) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.