Population 837 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Grand Junction
Household size in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.37 | 2.44 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.70 | 2.45 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.33 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.40 | 2.43 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.03 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Grand Junction are small: just 2.40 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Iowa as a whole looks much the same.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.9 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 34.0 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.1 | 39.7 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.5 | +1.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Grand Junction are younger than 39.4 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1. Since 2006–10, the median age has dropped from 43.9, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 9.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.1% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +7.9 pts | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Grand Junction (11.5%), close to the national share of 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Iowa overall (10.0%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Grand Junction
Renters in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.4% | 26.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 23.8% | 28.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.8% | 28.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.3% | 28.3% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Grand Junction rent their homes (25.3%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. More than four in ten owners (43.0%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.9% | 8.7% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 8.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 14.6% | 9.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.9% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.0 pts | +0.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Grand Junction as nationally: 10.9%, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Iowa overall (8.8%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1944 | 1965 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1941 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1940 | 1969 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1949 | 1971 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Grand Junction is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1949, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $301 | $669 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $563 | $732 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $632 | $821 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $830 | $1,020 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$529 | +$351 | +$606 |
The median renter in Grand Junction pays $830 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 17.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Grand Junction
Bachelor's degrees in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.4% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.3% | 29.3% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.4% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | +5.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Grand Junction have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 87.9% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.6% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.4% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.7% | 93.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.8 pts | +2.7 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Grand Junction: 94.7% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Grand Junction
| Period | Grand Junction | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.7% | 5.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 5.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.0% | 3.7% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | −1.5 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Grand Junction is close to the national rate: 5.0% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Iowa as a whole (3.7%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Grand Junction compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction | 2.40 | 39.4 | 11.5% | 25.3% | 10.9% | 1949 | $830 | 18.4% | 94.7% | 5.0% |
| Beaver | 2.33 | 45.2 | 9.0% | 13.5% | 9.9% | 1954 | $742 | 21.5% | 97.3% | 2.0% |
| Dana | 2.41 | 40.3 | 10.5% | 25.4% | 11.8% | 1948 | $832 | 19.5% | 94.6% | 4.0% |
| Rippey | 2.40 | 40.1 | 10.7% | 25.1% | 11.0% | 1949 | $834 | 19.5% | 94.6% | 4.3% |
| Jefferson | 2.03 | 52.1 | 6.2% | 21.8% | 9.5% | 1956 | $788 | 22.7% | 93.2% | 1.2% |
| Cooper | 2.42 | 43.6 | 8.0% | 33.9% | 10.3% | 1963 | $802 | 22.1% | 94.2% | 0.0% |
| Paton | 2.42 | 40.4 | 10.1% | 26.3% | 12.0% | 1948 | $845 | 21.0% | 94.1% | 3.5% |
| Ogden | 2.32 | 44.6 | 6.5% | 13.4% | 9.4% | 1960 | $729 | 24.4% | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| Farlin | 2.38 | 42.2 | 10.4% | 33.8% | 8.3% | 1966 | $783 | 19.1% | 94.8% | 0.7% |
| Boxholm | 2.35 | 46.0 | 12.1% | 13.6% | 17.5% | 1938 | $702 | 17.0% | 97.9% | 0.8% |
| Herndon | 2.25 | 49.8 | 6.5% | 25.5% | 19.8% | 1968 | $712 | 26.3% | 94.9% | 0.7% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Grand Junction. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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