People QuickFacts Mesa County Colorado Population, 2012 estimate 147,848 5,187,582 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 146,723 5,029,196 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.8% 3.1% Population, 2010 146,723 5,029,196 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 6.8% 6.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 23.4% 24.0% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.2% 11.3% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.3% 49.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 94.5% 88.3% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.9% 4.3% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.5% 1.6% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.9% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 2.1% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 13.6% 20.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 82.7% 69.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 79.6% 80.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 4.0% 9.7% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 9.0% 16.7% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 89.8% 89.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 26.1% 36.3% Veterans, 2007-2011 14,503 405,303 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 21.0 24.3  Housing units, 2011 63,202 2,224,603 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 71.9% 66.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 15.4% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $222,800 $236,700 Households, 2007-2011 58,288 1,941,193 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.42 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $27,680 $30,816 Median household income, 2007-2011 $52,986 $57,685 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 12.7% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Mesa County Colorado Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 4,646 151,973 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 49,484 1,955,336 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 14.1 2.2 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 11,156 426,417  Total number of firms, 2007 16,079 547,770 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.7% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.0% 6.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.7% 29.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 539,590 46,331,953 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,179,281 53,598,986 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,389,507 65,896,788 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $17,279 $13,609 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 268,843 11,440,395 Building permits, 2011 359 13,502     Geography QuickFacts Mesa County Colorado Land area in square miles, 2010 3,328.97 103,641.89 Persons per square mile, 2010 44.1 48.5 FIPS Code 077 08 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Grand Junction, CO Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts