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Mesa County is 4th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Mesa County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales

Mesa County is 9th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Mesa County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Mesa County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Mesa County is 10th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Mesa County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Mesa County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Mesa County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Households

Mesa County is 11th in Colorado out of 64 other counties in Housing units

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Current population (2012) 147,848 11th 5,187,582 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,329.0 4th 103,641.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 44.1 13th 48.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 18th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.1% 24th 23.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.8% 30th 11.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.8% 30th 89.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 26.1% 29th 36.3% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Race - White 94.4% 33rd 88.1% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.9% 30th 4.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.6% 27th 1.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 21st 3.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 39th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.2% 21st 2.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 13.7% 33rd 21.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 82.6% 29th 69.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Female residents 50.2% 15th 49.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.0% 41st 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Housing units 63,202 11th 2,224,603 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.4% 25th 25.7% 25.9%
Households 58,288 11th 1,941,193 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.9% 29th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $222,800 29th $236,700 $186,200
People per household 2.4 30th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 355 11th 23,301 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Income per capita $27,680 29th $30,816 $27,915
Income per household $52,986 28th $57,685 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.7% 31st 12.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mesa County Rank Colorado US
Non-farm private establishments 4,529 10th 150,889 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 49,509 10th 1,972,271 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 16,079 10th 547,770 27,092,908
Retail sales $2,389,507 9th $65,896,788 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $17,279 9th $13,609 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $268,843 13th $11,440,395 $613,795,732

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