Cities / Colorado / Grand Junction

Grand Junction, CO

65,918 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Grand Junction)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

COS

208 mi — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

Population & People

Population

65,918

Median age

40.4

Median household income

$70,080

Poverty rate

11.8%

Unemployment rate

4.8%

Bachelor's degree+

38.1%

Avg. commute

14 min

Hispanic or Latino

17.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$389,800

Median gross rent

$1,142/mo

Homeownership rate

63.55%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,429

HUD Fair Market Rent (Colorado statewide average across 64 areas — not specific to Grand Junction), 2026. Efficiency $1083, 1BR $1161, 2BR $1429, 3BR $1861, 4BR $2178. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.52

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

853.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

208 mi away

DEN

Denver International Airport

214 mi away

SLC

Salt Lake City International Airport

217 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).