Humidity & wind
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Population
71,827
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$389,800
Owner-occupied units
Grand Junction, CO
Colorado · 39.089° N, 108.567° W · 41 sq mi
Grand Junction is a city in Colorado, with a population of 71,827 and about 1,762 residents per square mile. The median household earns $70,080 a year, and the median home is worth $389,800.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
41 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,762
People per square mile
Rank by population
#575
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#318
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$70,080
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,142
Per month
Homeownership
63.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
15.8 min
One way
People
Median age
40.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
38.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
4.3%
Households
29,935
2.15 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 27.4%
Retail trade 12.4%
Professional & business services 11.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Colorado
State bird
Lark Bunting
State flower
Rocky Mountain Columbine
State capital
Denver
Nickname
The Centennial State
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- Idaho Falls, ID71,785
- Ocala, FL71,753
- Centreville, VA71,706
- Dublin, CA71,602
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- East Orange, NJ72,159
- Camden, NJ71,430
More in Colorado
- Denver740,613
- Colorado Springs494,743
- Aurora410,053
- Fort Collins171,500
- Lakewood156,927
- Thornton147,766
- Arvada122,901
- Westminster116,182
Wealthiest person in Colorado
Name
Philip Anschutz
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$16.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Denver
Source of wealth
Energy, sports, entertainment
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Colorado · private sector
Employer
UCHealth
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Colorado
Company
Arrow Electronics
Revenue
$27.9B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Centennial
Ticker
ARW
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.