Palisade

Population: 2,580
Median household income: $61,655
Median home value: $295,200

Palisade, a community in Mesa County, Colorado, has 2,580 residents. Its median household income of $61,655 runs below the Mesa County figure of $71,485.

From 2019 to 2023, Palisade's population declined 4.3% from 2,696 to 2,580, while its median home value rose 66.7% from $177,100 to $295,200.

30.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,580
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,655
Median home value: $295,200
Median gross rent: $1,136
Housing units: 1,318
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6962,580

Median household income

$34,779$61,655

Median home value

$177,100$295,200

Median gross rent

$801$1,136

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,696	$34,779	$177,100	$801
2020	2,783	$34,115	$191,000	$814
2021	2,575	$53,571	$225,500	$878
2022	2,571	$56,359	$261,600	$990
2023	2,580	$61,655	$295,200	$1,136

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

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6422.1%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	3.4%
5 to 17	333	12.9%
18 to 24	107	4.1%
25 to 34	195	7.6%
35 to 44	399	15.5%
45 to 54	320	12.4%
55 to 64	569	22.1%
65 to 74	377	14.6%
75 and over	191	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,191	84.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	316	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	9.5%
High school graduate	638	31.1%
Some college or associate's	595	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	500	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	124	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone60.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit1.7%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	812	60.5%
Carpooled	39	2.9%
Public transit	23	1.7%
Walked	92	6.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	355	26.4%
Other means	22	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	150	15.2%
15 to 29 min	428	43.3%
30 to 44 min	139	14.1%
45 to 59 min	75	7.6%
60+ min	196	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 9.1% (228 of 2,500)

	Count	Share
Family households	681	57.8%
Nonfamily households	498	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,179	89.5%
Vacant	139	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	824	69.9%
Renter-occupied	355	30.1%

1-unit, detached53.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units16.2%

5 to 19 units13.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	704	53.4%
1-unit, attached	20	1.5%
2 to 4 units	213	16.2%
5 to 19 units	182	13.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	199	15.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0856970
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.1079, -108.3573