Orchard Mesa, Colorado

Back to Orchard Mesa, CO housing info, Mesa County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Orchard Mesa, CO Mesa County Population in July 2007: 7,642. Males: 3,721   (48.7%) Females: 3,921   (51.3%) Median resident age:   37.0 years Colorado median age:   34.3 years Zip codes: 81503. Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,088 (it was $40,885 in 2000) Orchard Mesa:   $58,088 Colorado:   $55,212 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,214 Orchard Mesa:   $25,214 Colorado:   $29,133 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $214,126 (it was $108,300 in 2000) Orchard Mesa:   $214,126 Colorado:   $233,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $229,888; Detached houses: $234,367; Townhouses or other attached units: $133,349; In 2-unit structures: $186,297; Mobile homes: $59,000 Orchard Mesa, CO residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Orchard Mesa: White Non-Hispanic (88.9%) Hispanic (8.7%) Other race (3.3%) American Indian (1.6%) Two or more races (1.5%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Orchard Mesa: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Orchard Mesa, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Orchard Mesa is mentioned 13 times on our forum: Grand Junction area?  (117 replies) Good food in Grand Junction/Ouray/Cortez?  (23 replies) Got peaches?  (24 replies) Where to go on a Weekend in GJ?  (18 replies) Is Grand Junction A Good Place to Live?  (32 replies) Grand Junction and Horses  (1 reply) Ancestries: German (27.5%), English (13.6%), Irish (12.7%), United States (12.6%), Norwegian (3.3%), Scottish (3.2%). Current Local Time: MST time zone Elevation: 4673 feet Land area: 5.37 square miles. Population density: 1423 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Orchard Mesa, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Orchard Mesa-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 35% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/13/1994 at 06:01:23, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 68.2 miles away from Orchard Mesa center
On 5/27/2000 at 21:58:18, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/2002 at 18:17:45, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 06:54:59, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 ML, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 59.4 miles away from Orchard Mesa center
On 3/20/1995 at 12:46:16, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2001 at 22:38:54, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from Orchard Mesa center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable location: Uranium Downs (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Orchard Mesa: Mesa View Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.7 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	76.4%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	5.8%
Whole state:	9.3%

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Orchard Mesa, CO

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8.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,805 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($298 average AGI)

Mesa County:	0.07%
Colorado average:	0.18%

from Garfield County, CO	0.51% ($48,260 average AGI)
from Delta County, CO	0.30% ($33,014)
from Jefferson County, CO	0.26% ($42,254)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($150 average AGI)

Mesa County:	0.04%
Colorado average:	0.12%

to Garfield County, CO	0.32% ($36,248 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	0.20% ($30,568)
to Montrose County, CO	0.20% ($34,978)

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