Mesa County vs. Pitkin County

Mesa County (CO)Pitkin County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)153,20717,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.4%4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)146,71717,149
Population, Census, April 1, 2010146,72317,148
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%3.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.6%15.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.1%19.4%
Female persons, percent50.6%48.3%
White alone, percent94.0%94.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.0%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent14.8%10.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent81.1%85.7%
Veterans, 2014-201811,989759
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%11.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)67,21514,141
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.2%64.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$214,400$623,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,302$1,931
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$346$776
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$934$1,284
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201315.1%38.8%
Building permits, 201883083
Households, 2014-201861,0337,018
Persons per household, 2014-20182.402.53
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201880.9%83.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%14.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%94.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.7%88.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.4%63.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%1.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.5%12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%79.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%75.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)282,636305,279
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)520,62016,650
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,173,315344,394
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,700$19,950
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.218.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$53,683$71,244
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,518$56,180
Persons in poverty, percent14.4%6.8%
Total employer establishments, 20174,4461,594
Total employment, 201752,84817,605
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,228,470694,234
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.6%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,0823,736
All firms, 201214,6324,855
Men-owned firms, 20127,3282,698
Women-owned firms, 20124,7881,546
Minority-owned firms, 20121,108272
Nonminority-owned firms, 201212,5094,309
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,391419
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,0964,065
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
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, 20074.0%2.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%26.5%
Population per square mile, 201044.117.7
Land area in square miles, 20103,328.97970.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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