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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Orchard Mesa is $27,943, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Orchard Mesa median household income is $51,623, which has grown by 26.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 25.94% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Orchard Mesa residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #179

Orchard Mesa, CO	27,943 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	32,119 USD
Colorado	32,301 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	38,472 USD
Colorado	38,288 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	28,070 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #189

Orchard Mesa, CO	51,623 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	63,552 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #163

Orchard Mesa, CO	26.26%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Orchard Mesa, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.37%	$11,576, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.29%	$21,165, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.54%	$2,732, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.29%	$21,704, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	62,114 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	72,356 USD
Colorado	94,432 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$52,332, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$57,054, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
One Race, Other	$80,893, see rank	$38,258	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$50,833, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,618, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,000, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$38,135, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,327, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	2,655, 49.84%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,843, 69.42%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,843, 69.42%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,616, 87.68%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	227, 12.32%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	812, 30.58%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	2,672, 50.16%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,551, 58.05%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,551, 58.05%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,502, 96.84%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 3.16%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,121, 41.95%, see rank	36.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,111, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,613, 83.99%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	253, 8.13%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	23, 0.74%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	102, 3.28%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	120, 3.86%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Orchard Mesa, CO	21.9 minutes
Colorado	24.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,118	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	1,616, 51.83%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	385, 23.82%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	264, 16.34%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	212, 13.12%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 3.84%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	205, 12.69%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	291, 18.01%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	1,502, 48.17%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	431, 28.70%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	399, 26.56%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	555, 36.95%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	117, 7.79%, see rank	4.16%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Orchard Mesa, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,118, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	185, 5.93%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	173, 5.55%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	164, 5.26%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	64, 2.05%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	494, 15.84%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	171, 5.48%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	91, 2.92%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	76, 2.44%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	366, 11.74%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	596, 19.11%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	434, 13.92%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	195, 6.25%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	109, 3.50%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Orchard Mesa, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,000	15.98%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	218	12.74%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.