Pitkin County vs. Mesa County

	Pitkin County (CO)	Mesa County (CO)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	17,950	153,207
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.7%	4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,149	146,717
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,148	146,723
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.1%	21.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.4%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	48.3%	50.6%
White alone, percent	94.9%	94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.1%	14.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.7%	81.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	759	11,989
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	11.6%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,141	67,215
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	64.5%	67.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$623,400	$214,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,931	$1,302
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$776	$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,284	$934
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	38.8%	15.1%
Building permits, 2018	83	830
Households, 2014-2018	7,018	61,033
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	83.4%	80.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	14.1%	7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.6%	90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.9%	83.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	96.3%	90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	27.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	1.9%	9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.3%	9.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	79.7%	62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	75.3%	57.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	305,279	282,636
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	16,650	520,620
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	344,394	2,173,315
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,950	$14,700
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.1	20.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$71,244	$53,683
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,180	$28,518
Persons in poverty, percent	6.8%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,594	4,446
Total employment, 2017	17,605	52,848
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	694,234	2,228,470
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.8%	2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	3,736	12,082
All firms, 2012	4,855	14,632
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,698	7,328
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,546	4,788
Minority-owned firms, 2012	272	1,108
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	4,309	12,509
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	419	1,391
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,065	12,096
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.9%	4.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	17.7	44.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	970.70	3,328.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

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