Grand Junction is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 68,034 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Grand Junction is the 17th largest community in Colorado.
A relatively large number of people in Grand Junction telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.18% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another interesting thing about Grand Junction, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Grand Junction spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.40 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
The citizens of Grand Junction are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.23% of adults in Grand Junction have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grand Junction in 2018 was $37,017, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,068 for a family of four. However, Grand Junction contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Junction is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Junction home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Junction residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Grand Junction also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grand Junction include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Grand Junction is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.