Colorado Mesa's Living Circumstances

Mesa County Valley School District 51 Overview

Colorado Mesa University located in Mesa County Valley School District 51 area. A total of 60,605 households are located in Mesa County Valley School District 51 area. Among them, 17,484 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.94 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 38,012 and 35,112 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.37% (3,441) of residents are non-citizens and 6.63% (9,623) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Mesa County Valley School District 51, Colorado
Household	60,605
Population	145,170
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,484 (28.85%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	38,012
Total Students	35,112
Pre-Kindergarten	1,815
Kindergarten	1,431
Grade 1-8	14,834
Grade 9-12	7,568
College/Graduate School	9,464
Veterans	115,796
Non-citizen	3,441
Non-English Home Language	9,623
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

119,643 residents are over the age of 16 and 74,501 people are in labor force. Among them, 74,453 people are in civilian labor force and 48 are in armed labor force. 69,477 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Mesa County Valley School District 51 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	67,969	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	53,828	79.19%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	5,529	8.13%
Public transportation	202	0.30%
Walked	1,798	2.65%
Other method	1,812	2.67%
Worked from home	4,800	7.06%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,477	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,054	36.06%
Service	13,243	19.06%
Sales and office	14,495	20.86%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	8,339	12.00%
Production, transportation, and material moving	8,346	12.01%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,477	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	3,566	5.13%
Construction	6,312	9.09%
Manufacturing	3,625	5.22%
Wholesale trade	1,664	2.40%
Retail trade	8,717	12.55%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,491	5.02%
Information	1,209	1.74%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,551	5.11%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	6,945	10.00%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	17,018	24.49%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	6,779	9.76%
Other services, except public administration	3,355	4.83%
Public administration	3,245	4.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	69,477	-
Private wage and salary workers	54,152	77.94%
Government workers	10,329	14.87%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,711	6.78%
Unpaid family workers	285	0.41%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,364 for the 60,605 households in Mesa County Valley School District 51 area, Colorado. The average income of a single worker is $30,233. 132,854 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.29%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	60,605	-
Less than $10,000	3,641	6.01%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,032	5.00%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,832	11.27%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,234	8.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	8,919	14.72%
$50,000 - $74,999	11,656	19.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,354	13.78%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,076	13.33%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,696	4.45%
More than $200,000	2,165	3.57%
Median Household Income	$55,231	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,364	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	38,380	-
Less than $10,000	1,293	3.37%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,350	3.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,726	7.10%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,862	7.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	5,197	13.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	7,422	19.34%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,795	17.70%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,551	17.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,219	5.78%
More than $200,000	1,965	5.12%

Median Family Income	$69,135	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,945	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,233	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,844	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,844	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	147,147	-
With health insurance coverage	132,854	90.29%
Public coverage	63,446	43.12%
Private health insurance	90,401	61.44%
Without health insurance coverage	14,293	9.71%

Housing

There are 64,786 housing units in Mesa County Valley School District 51 area, Colorado with 60,605 units (93.55%) occupied. 41,171 houses (67.93%) are occupied by owner and 19,434 houses (32.07%) are rented. The average housing value is $226,100 and the average rental cost is $963. 1,559 houses (2.41%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,747 houses (8.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,786	-
Occupied	60,605	93.55%
Owner Occupied	41,171	67.93%
Renter Occupied	19,434	32.07%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	44,682	68.97%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,321	3.58%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,294	17.43%
Mobile Homes	6,463	9.98%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	26	0.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,786	-
Built 2014 or later	1,559	2.41%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,680	2.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	13,598	20.99%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,271	17.40%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,152	14.13%
Built 1970 - 1979	14,125	21.80%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,435	5.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,219	6.51%
Built 1949 or earlier	5,747	8.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,786	-
1 room	1,039	1.60%
2 rooms	977	1.51%
3 rooms	3,697	5.71%
4 rooms	11,054	17.06%
5 rooms	15,841	24.45%
6 rooms	13,045	20.14%
7 rooms	7,796	12.03%
8 rooms	5,283	8.15%
9 rooms or more	6,054	9.34%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	64,786	-
no bedroom	1,091	1.68%
1 bedroom	2,900	4.48%
2 bedrooms	14,806	22.85%
3 bedrooms	33,887	52.31%
4 bedrooms	9,905	15.29%
5 bedrooms or more	2,197	3.39%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	41,171	-
Less than $50,000	2,231	5.42%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,018	4.90%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,085	12.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,687	18.67%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,905	28.92%
$300,000 - $499,999	8,540	20.74%
$500,000 - $999,999	3,308	8.03%
$1,000,000 or more	397	0.96%
Median House Value	$226,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	18,793	-
Less than $500	1,925	10.24%
$500 - $999	8,033	42.74%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,374	33.92%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,003	10.66%
$2,000 - $2,499	242	1.29%
$2,500 - $2,999	163	0.87%
$3,000 or more	53	0.28%
Median Rental Costs	$963	-

Demographic

A total of 148,236 people lives in Mesa County Valley School District 51 area, Colorado with 73,064 male and 75,172 female. The males to female ratio is 49.29 to 50.71. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	148,236	-
Male	73,064	49.29%
Female	75,172	50.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	148,236	-
Under 5 years	8,466	5.71%
5 - 9 years	8,960	6.04%
10 - 14 years	9,549	6.44%
15 - 19 years	9,774	6.59%
20 - 24 years	9,320	6.29%
25 - 34 years	19,810	13.36%
35 - 44 years	17,549	11.84%
45 - 54 years	16,823	11.35%
55 - 59 years	10,160	6.85%
60 - 64 years	10,289	6.94%
65 - 74 years	15,958	10.77%
75 - 84 years	7,767	5.24%
85 years and older	3,811	2.57%
Median Age	39.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	148,236	-
One Race	144,824	97.70%
White	139,318	93.98%
Black or African American	958	0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,313	0.89%
Asian	1,411	0.95%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	206	0.14%
Other	1,618	1.09%

Two or more races	3,412	2.30%
White and Black or African American	830	0.56%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,086	0.73%
White and Asian	678	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	31	0.02%