Grand Junction

Population & Demographics

Grand Junction, CO

Grand Junction is home to 68,142 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,223 resident workers commute each day.

ColoradoCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
68,142
people
Population

68,142 residents

Median age 40.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Grand Junction population & demographics

Who lives in Grand Junction — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
68,142
Median age
40.4yrs
Median household income
$70,080
Median home value
$389,800
Median gross rent
$1,142/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
38.1%
Poverty rate
11.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Grand Junction

How Grand Junction breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White76.0%
Hispanic or Latino17.0%
Two or more races4.0%
Asian1.0%
Black0.8%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Grand Junction

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Grand Junction.

Grand Junction at a glance
Employed Residents
29,223
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
66.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
11.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Denver
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Grand Junction proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Grand Junction commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

87
Commute Score

87 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Grand Junction

29,223 commutes, one dot at a time

Grand Junction

Where 29,223 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Grand Junction, by worker count.

1Grand Junction0.0 mi19,379
2Denver198.0 mi937
3Fruita10.8 mi730
4Clifton4.9 mi557
5Montrose56.0 mi271
6Fruitvale4.1 mi268
7Colorado Springs203.6 mi227
8Delta35.1 mi224

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Grand Junction.

1Grand Junction0.0 mi19,379
2Clifton4.9 mi5,476
3Fruita10.8 mi3,508
4Redlands4.6 mi2,444
5Fruitvale4.1 mi2,361
6Orchard Mesa3.5 mi1,759
7Montrose56.0 mi545
8Palisade11.0 mi483

Top industries

The sectors that employ Grand Junction’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.5%
RTRetail Trade12.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.0%
EDEducational Services10.9%
COConstruction6.7%
MFManufacturing5.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Grand Junction

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps54%
5 Gbps23%
8 Gbps15%
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