Grand Junction, Colorado demographics

Grand Junction, CO demographics: median age 40.4; 38.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Grand Junction city, Colorado · Incorporated city · GEOID 0831660. The survey estimates a population of 68,142 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Grand Junction is 40.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 29,935 households (±672). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.4 ±0.8	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	11,766 ±791	17.3% ±1.2 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	17,424 ±911	25.6% ±1.3 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	24,616 ±1,190	36.1% ±1.7 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	14,336 ±820	21.0% ±1.2 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	34,187 ±647	50.2% ±0.9 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	33,955 ±653	49.8% ±1.0 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	55,386 ±1,054	81.3% ±1.5 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	575 ±225	0.8% ±0.3 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	719 ±309	1.1% ±0.5 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	722 ±216	1.1% ±0.3 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	68 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,199 ±616	3.2% ±0.9 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,473 ±954	12.4% ±1.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	56,561 ±1,057	83.0% ±1.6 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11,581 ±1,060	17.0% ±1.6 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	12,270 ±628	41.0% ±1.9 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,237 ±298	4.1% ±1.0 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,688 ±353	9.0% ±1.2 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,961 ±751	36.6% ±2.4 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,779 ±410	9.3% ±1.4 pp	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,641 ±505	22.2% ±1.6 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	23,294 ±927	77.8% ±2.6 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 29,935
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,961 ±751	36.6% ±2.4 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,795 ±755	36.1% ±2.4 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,067 ±561	13.6% ±1.8 pp	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,250 ±438	7.5% ±1.5 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,362 ±304	4.5% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	373 ±165	1.2% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	127 ±76 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 68,142
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	65,218 ±578	95.7% ±0.8 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,924 ±584	4.3% ±0.9 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 65,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	60,710 ±786	93.4% ±1.1 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	3,032 ±649	4.7% ±1.0 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	127 ±71 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	294 ±179 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	260 ±238 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	172 ±94 · low precision	0.3% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	132 ±116 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	37 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	193 ±131 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	44 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 48,258
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,035 ±595	6.3% ±1.2 pp	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,452 ±894	23.7% ±1.8 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	11,075 ±856	22.9% ±1.7 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,327 ±502	9.0% ±1.0 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,274 ±857	25.4% ±1.7 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,095 ±580	12.6% ±1.2 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 67,810
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	53,999 ±1,166	79.6% ±1.7 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,433 ±883	11.0% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,406 ±539	5.0% ±0.8 pp	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,844 ±695	4.2% ±1.0 pp	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	128 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.4% of Grand Junction residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 92.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Grand Junction	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	9.4% ±1.2 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.3% ±1.2 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.9% ±0.8 pp	7.5%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

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