Battlement Mesa vs Glenwood Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Battlement Mesa and Glenwood Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Battlement Mesa and Glenwood Springs are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Glenwood Springs has the higher population (10,171 vs 5,402 in Battlement Mesa). Glenwood Springs has the higher median household income ($87,000 vs $69,432 in Battlement Mesa). Glenwood Springs has the higher median home value ($592,000 vs $231,500 in Battlement Mesa).

Population, income & housing

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
Population	5,402	10,171
Median age	36.0 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,432	$87,000
Median home value	$231,500	$592,000
Median gross rent	$972	$1,717
Housing units	2,372	4,215
Homeownership rate	70.9%	52.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	38.1%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
Population	5,116 → 5,402 (+5.6%)	9,915 → 10,171 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$68,188 → $69,432 (+1.8%)	$66,693 → $87,000 (+30.4%)
Median home value	$183,800 → $231,500 (+26.0%)	$409,500 → $592,000 (+44.6%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $972 (+28.1%)	$1,206 → $1,717 (+42.4%)

Battlement Mesa

Population

5,1165,402

Median household income

$68,188$69,432

Median home value

$183,800$231,500

Median gross rent

$759$972

Glenwood Springs

Population

9,91510,171

Median household income

$66,693$87,000

Median home value

$409,500$592,000

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
Under 5	6.3%	4.1%
5 to 17	19.7%	17.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	10.4%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	16.5%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.4%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.6%
75 and over	8.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	56.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.0%	36.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
No high school diploma	13.4%	13.4%
High school graduate	27.2%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	32.4%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.0%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	18.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
Drove alone	81.7%	67.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	12.6%
Public transit	0.5%	2.2%
Walked	0.7%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.4%
Worked from home	7.3%	7.8%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
1-unit, detached	42.7%	45.6%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	10.1%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	13.7%
20 or more units	9.7%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	25.7%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Battlement Mesa	Glenwood Springs
Poverty rate	10.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	41	27
Median year structure built	1993	1983