Demographics of Mesa County, Colorado

Mesa County, Colorado had 162,845 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,838 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mesa County, in four figures

162,845
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +6,838 people.; 41.3 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,658 ±$2,093
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Mesa County, Colorado's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mesa County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Mesa County, Colorado's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mesa County, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	156,007	100.0	100.0
2021	157,516	101.0	100.2
2022	158,634	101.7	100.7
2023	159,794	102.4	101.6
2024	161,400	103.5	102.5
2025	162,845	104.4	103.1

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Population of Mesa County, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	156,007	+297	−34	+1	+331
2021	157,516	+1,509	−362	+30	+1,844
2022	158,634	+1,118	−547	+103	+1,528
2023	159,794	+1,160	−349	+156	+1,336
2024	161,400	+1,606	−285	+239	+1,618
2025	162,845	+1,445	−161	−38	+1,638

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.3 ±0.4: for men 40.5 ±0.3 and for women 42.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mesa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	7,918 ±172	5.0% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	24,492 ±885	15.4% ±0.6	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,617 ±670	8.6% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	40,864 ±881	25.8% ±0.6	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	38,298 ±1,011	24.1% ±0.6	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	33,412 ±1,142	21.1% ±0.7	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,658 ±$2,093, and income per person $40,076 ±$1,053, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Mesa County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	9,926 ±860	15.1% ±1.3	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	12,093 ±937	18.4% ±1.4	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	11,552 ±926	17.5% ±1.4	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	9,323 ±798	14.2% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	11,631 ±742	17.7% ±1.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,644 ±523	8.6% ±0.8	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,661 ±584	8.6% ±0.9	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Mesa County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	16,561 ±1,571	10.7% ±1.0	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,527 ±641	11.1% ±2.0	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7,962 ±762	10.1% ±1.0	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,072 ±689	11.5% ±1.5	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Mesa County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mesa County	Colorado	United States
Housing units	69,969 ±90	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.1% ±0.9	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.9% ±0.9	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±1.1	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±1.3	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$378,600 ±$6,005	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,182 ±$43	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1987 ±1	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Mesa County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	24,519 ±0	15.5% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	124,320 ±642	78.4% ±0.4	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	927 ±257	0.6% ±0.2	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,390 ±250	0.9% ±0.2	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	632 ±178	0.4% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	26 to 126	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,119 ±377	0.7% ±0.2	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	5,618 ±644	3.5% ±0.4	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Mesa County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	79,138 ±1,733	49.9% ±1.1	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	71,872 ±1,726	45.3% ±1.1	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,165 ±301	0.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,426 ±772	4.1% ±0.5	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,922 ±444	1.8% ±0.3	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,504 ±629	2.2% ±0.4	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Mesa County among the counties of Colorado

11th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Counties of Colorado near Mesa County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Douglas County	399,396	+10.8%
Weld County	378,426	+14.2%
Larimer County	377,292	+4.8%
Boulder County	328,560	−0.7%
Pueblo County	169,277	+0.6%
Mesa County	162,845	+4.4%
Broomfield County	79,174	+6.3%
Garfield County	63,474	+2.7%
La Plata County	56,898	+2.2%
Eagle County	54,291	−2.5%
Fremont County	50,039	+2.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026