Orchard Mesa

Population: 6,597
Median household income: $76,173
Median home value: $304,200

Orchard Mesa is a community in Mesa County, Colorado, home to 6,597 residents. At $76,173, its median household income sits above Mesa County's $71,485.

From 2019 to 2023, Orchard Mesa's population declined 1.8% from 6,719 to 6,597, while its median home value rose 60.6% from $189,400 to $304,200.

Owners occupy 84.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,597
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $76,173
Median home value: $304,200
Median gross rent: $1,588
Housing units: 2,803
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7196,597

Median household income

$50,227$76,173

Median home value

$189,400$304,200

Median gross rent

$1,154$1,588

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,719	$50,227	$189,400	$1,154
2020	6,484	$61,017	$216,500	$1,168
2021	6,592	$60,391	$241,900	$1,256
2022	7,173	$64,688	$284,400	$1,436
2023	6,597	$76,173	$304,200	$1,588

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	369	5.6%
5 to 17	878	13.3%
18 to 24	447	6.8%
25 to 34	737	11.2%
35 to 44	877	13.3%
45 to 54	931	14.1%
55 to 64	883	13.4%
65 to 74	977	14.8%
75 and over	498	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,657	85.8%
Black or African American	28	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.5%
Asian	94	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	0.3%
Two or more races	147	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	615	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree16.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	5.9%
High school graduate	1,686	34.4%
Some college or associate's	1,888	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	788	16.1%
Graduate or professional degree	251	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,093	72.4%
Carpooled	325	11.2%
Public transit	14	0.5%
Walked	61	2.1%
Bicycle	27	0.9%
Worked from home	318	11.0%
Other means	53	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	843	32.8%
15 to 29 min	1,449	56.3%
30 to 44 min	81	3.1%
45 to 59 min	33	1.3%
60+ min	167	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 5.1% (339 of 6,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,994	77.6%
Nonfamily households	574	22.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,568	91.6%
Vacant	235	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,177	84.8%
Renter-occupied	391	15.2%

1-unit, detached89.3%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,502	89.3%
1-unit, attached	87	3.1%
2 to 4 units	119	4.2%
5 to 19 units	52	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	43	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0856035
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 39.0374, -108.5228