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Moving to Battlement Mesa, Colorado

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Population: 3,497
Males: 1,695 (48.5%), Females: 1,802 (51.5%)

Garfield County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $36,680
Median house value: $146,200

Population by Race

Races in Battlement Mesa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (7.1%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (26.1%), Irish (14.2%), English (10.7%), Italian (6.2%), United States (6.2%), Swedish (4.5%).

Elevation: 5800 feet

Land area: 8.1 square miles

Map of Battlement Mesa, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Battlement Mesa

  • High school or higher: 86.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Battlement Mesa CDP

  • Never married: 12.2%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

3.8% Foreign born (2.3% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.6% North America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Battlement Mesa:

  • CLAGETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIFLE, CO)
  • PIONEERS HOSPITAL OF RIO BLANCO (about 43 miles; MEEKER, CO)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Battlement Mesa:

  • WALKER FIELD (about 41 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)
  • MONTROSE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; MONTROSE, CO; Abbreviation: MTJ)
  • EAGLE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; EAGLE, CO; Abbreviation: EGE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Battlement Mesa:

  • GARFIELD COUNTY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; RIFLE, CO; Abbreviation: RIL)
  • MEEKER (about 43 miles; MEEKER, CO; Abbreviation: EEO)
  • BLAKE FIELD (about 45 miles; DELTA, CO; Abbreviation: 1V9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Battlement Mesa:

  • MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
  • COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
  • WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 91 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
  • FORT LEWIS COLLEGE (about 148 miles; DURANGO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,051)
  • SAN JUAN COLLEGE (about 183 miles; FARMINGTON, NM; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (about 190 miles; BOULDER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 25,355)
  • COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 191 miles; Fort Collins, CO; Full-time enrollment: 22,684)

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