Battlement Mesa, CO Demographic Data
Battlement Mesa, CO Summary
Battlement Mesa is located in Garfield County in Colorado
- Population: 4,846
- Area: 11.81 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.57 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.24 sq. miles
- Population Density: 410.29 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,849.41 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Battlement Mesa, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,507
52%
50.8
Male
2,328
48%
49.2
Total Population
4,835
323,128,000
Battlement Mesa, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
321
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
369
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
408
8.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
451
9.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
191
4.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
458
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
573
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
678
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
491
10.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
215
4.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
366
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
223
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
91
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,359
69.5%
77.2
Female
1,794
53.4%
51.3
Male
1,565
46.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,286
68.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
832
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
680
14.1%
15.2
Female
448
65.9%
55.8
Male
232
34.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Battlement Mesa, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,754
98.3%
96.8
White
4,393
90.9%
72.6
Black or African American
1
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
39
0.8%
0.8
Asian
43
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
23
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
20
0.4%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
278
5.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
81
1.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,488
30.8%
17.8
Mexican
1,012
20.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
476
9.8%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,347
69.2%
82.2
Battlement Mesa, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
191
6.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
186
6.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,014
32.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
789
25.5%
20.6
Associate's Degree
328
10.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
339
11.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
248
8.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
377
12.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,718
87.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
587
19.0%
31.2
Battlement Mesa, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
817
21.9%
33.7%
Now Married
2,369
63.4%
47.5
Divorced
229
6.1%
11.0%
Separated
67
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
255
6.8
5.8%
Battlement Mesa, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,704
82.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
810
17.9%
21.6%
Spanish
779
17.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Battlement Mesa, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
81
4.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
0
0.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
87
4.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
142
7.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
216
11.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
507
27.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
394
21.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
195
10.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
62
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
146
8.0%
6.4
Median household income
65,855
57,617
Per capita income
32,369
31,128
Battlement Mesa, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
316
14.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
214
9.6%
9.8
Construction
149
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
465
20.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
102
4.6%
6.6
Information
36
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
85
3.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
183
8.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
214
9.6%
11.4
Public administration
59
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
183
8.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
101
4.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
120
5.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
381
17.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
455
20.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
304
13.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
553
24.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
534
24.0%
18.1%
Battlement Mesa, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,268
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,672
73.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
361
15.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
58
2.6%
2.7
Other means
15
0.7%
1.8
Worked at home
162
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
42.3
26.6
Battlement Mesa, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
91
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
497
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
900
49.2%
37.1
3 or more
342
18.7%
21.0
Battlement Mesa, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,830
87.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,011
55.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
819
44.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
268
12.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Battlement Mesa, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,098
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
41
2.0%
2.7
3 rooms
242
11.5%
9.1
4 rooms
407
19.4%
16.5
5 rooms
425
20.3%
19.8
6 rooms
387
18.4%
17.8
7 rooms
180
8.6%
12.0
8 rooms
238
11.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
178
8.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Battlement Mesa, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,098
1-unit, detached
988
47.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
121
5.8%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
15
0.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
242
11.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
73
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
208
9.9%
9.0
Mobile home
451
21.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Battlement Mesa, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
0
0.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
11
0.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
37
1.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
15
0.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
597
28.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
576
27.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
824
39.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
38
1.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Battlement Mesa, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,501
82.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
41
2.2%
4.7
Electricity
268
14.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
20
1.1%
1.1
Battlement Mesa, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
720
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
20
2.8%
10.3%
Less than $500
27
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
82
11.4%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
93
12.9%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
125
17.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
178
24.7%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
195
27.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
474
65.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
38
5.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
76
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
2.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
111
15.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Battlement Mesa, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
819
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
Less than $500
68
8.3%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
136
16.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
232
28.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
383
46.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
0
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
915
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
200
25.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
199
24.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
120
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
119
14.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
48
6.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
115
14.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Battlement Mesa, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,011
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
153
15.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
111
11.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
188
18.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
65
6.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
100
9.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
268
26.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
106
10.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
20
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
173,900
205,000