ZIP 81501 · Grand Junction
Who lives in ZIP code 81501 (Grand Junction, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Grand Junction, CO · Mesa County
uszips 2026
People24,011
Median age36.2
Household income$53,666
Home value$315,475
Median rent$1,035/mo
Poverty17.9%
College degree+27.8%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- Grand Junction, CO
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 1,069 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,906
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 88.9% are adults.
Household income
20.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,090.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.7%
- Never married
- 48.5%
- Divorced
- 18.8%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.67
- Dual-income families
- 49.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.9%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.5%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 8.1%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 13.5%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.