Battlement Mesa

Population: 5,402
Median household income: $69,432
Median home value: $231,500

Located in Garfield County, Colorado, Battlement Mesa is a community with a population of 5,402. At $69,432, its median household income sits below Garfield County's $86,172.

Between 2019 and 2023, Battlement Mesa's population grew 5.6% from 5,116 to 5,402, while its median home value rose 26.0% from $183,800 to $231,500.

27.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,402
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,432
Median home value: $231,500
Median gross rent: $972
Housing units: 2,372
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1165,402

Median household income

$68,188$69,432

Median home value

$183,800$231,500

Median gross rent

$759$972

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,116	$68,188	$183,800	$759
2020	4,870	$65,435	$207,200	$774
2021	5,220	$67,645	$191,200	$804
2022	5,148	$66,737	$200,900	$869
2023	5,402	$69,432	$231,500	$972

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	339	6.3%
5 to 17	1,065	19.7%
18 to 24	500	9.3%
25 to 34	711	13.2%
35 to 44	639	11.8%
45 to 54	535	9.9%
55 to 64	801	14.8%
65 to 74	329	6.1%
75 and over	483	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,721	68.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.3%
Asian	91	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.1%
Some other race	117	2.2%
Two or more races	51	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,403	26.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	468	13.4%
High school graduate	950	27.2%
Some college or associate's	1,133	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	560	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	387	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,091	81.7%
Carpooled	237	9.3%
Public transit	14	0.5%
Walked	19	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	186	7.3%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	595	25.1%
15 to 29 min	494	20.8%
30 to 44 min	290	12.2%
45 to 59 min	415	17.5%
60+ min	578	24.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 10.4% (560 of 5,402)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,409	62.1%
Nonfamily households	859	37.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,268	95.6%
Vacant	104	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,609	70.9%
Renter-occupied	659	29.1%

1-unit, detached42.7%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units9.7%

Mobile home & other25.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,014	42.7%
1-unit, attached	102	4.3%
2 to 4 units	119	5.0%
5 to 19 units	299	12.6%
20 or more units	229	9.7%
Mobile home & other	609	25.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0805120
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 39.4528, -108.0039