Clifton vs Grand Junction

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton and Grand Junction: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton and Grand Junction are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grand Junction has the higher population (67,027 vs 19,746 in Clifton). Grand Junction has the higher median household income ($66,676 vs $54,301 in Clifton). Grand Junction has the higher median home value ($358,300 vs $234,200 in Clifton).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton	Grand Junction
Population	19,746	67,027
Median age	35.2 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,301	$66,676
Median home value	$234,200	$358,300
Median gross rent	$1,035	$1,101
Housing units	7,794	30,626
Homeownership rate	72.3%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton	Grand Junction
Population	20,748 → 19,746 (-4.8%)	62,062 → 67,027 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$43,452 → $54,301 (+25.0%)	$52,504 → $66,676 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$143,500 → $234,200 (+63.2%)	$237,100 → $358,300 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,035 (+18.6%)	$935 → $1,101 (+17.8%)

Clifton

Population

20,74819,746

Median household income

$43,452$54,301

Median home value

$143,500$234,200

Median gross rent

$873$1,035

Grand Junction

Population

62,06267,027

Median household income

$52,504$66,676

Median home value

$237,100$358,300

Median gross rent

$935$1,101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton	Grand Junction
Under 5	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	13.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.4%
25 to 34	15.8%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.8%
75 and over	4.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton	Grand Junction
White (non-Hispanic)	67.5%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton	Grand Junction
No high school diploma	16.1%	6.8%
High school graduate	34.9%	24.3%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton	Grand Junction
Drove alone	72.3%	71.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.3%
Public transit	1.1%	0.8%
Walked	0.1%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	2.6%
Worked from home	14.1%	12.1%
Other means	2.8%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton	Grand Junction
1-unit, detached	59.6%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	6.4%
2 to 4 units	11.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	22.4%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Clifton	Grand Junction
Poverty rate	15.4%	13.0%
Average household size	2.59	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1987	1986