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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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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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

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 67^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 90^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 44^/yr

Days above 90° 77^/yr

Below freezing 125^/yr

Annual rainfall 14.3ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 97°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 22°F

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

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.

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State of Colorado

State bird

Lark Bunting

State flower

Rocky Mountain Columbine

State capital