Moving to Dinosaur, Colorado

Population: 319. Estimated population in July 2024: 340 (+6.6% change)
Males: 157 (49.2%), Females: 162 (50.8%)

Moffat County

Zip codes: 81610.

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $32,700

Population by Race

Races in Dinosaur:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
• Hispanic (3.8%)
• American Indian (1.3%)
• Two or more races (1.3%)

Ancestries: English (13.2%), German (12.9%), Irish (11.6%), United States (6.0%), Dutch (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%).

Elevation: 5858 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dinosaur

• High school or higher: 75.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 40.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dinosaur town

• Never married: 26.4%
• Now married: 56.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.4%
• Divorced: 12.8%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dinosaur:

• RANGELY DISTRICT HOSP – CAH (about 23 miles; RANGELY, CO)
• ASHLEY VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; VERNAL, UT)
• UINTAH BASIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 70 miles; ROOSEVELT, UT)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dinosaur:

• WALKER FIELD (about 85 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Abbreviation: GJT)
• ROCK SPRINGS-SWEETWATER COUNTY (about 93 miles; ROCK SPRINGS, WY; Abbreviation: RKS)
• YAMPA VALLEY (about 125 miles; HAYDEN, CO; Abbreviation: HDN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dinosaur:

• RANGELY (about 21 miles; RANGELY, CO; Abbreviation: 4V0)
• VERNAL (about 37 miles; VERNAL, UT; Abbreviation: VEL)
• DUTCH JOHN (about 54 miles; DUTCH JOHN, UT; Abbreviation: 33U)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dinosaur:

• MESA STATE COLLEGE (about 87 miles; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,415)
• COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (about 127 miles; GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,400)
• WESTERN STATE COLLEGE COLORADO (about 178 miles; GUNNISON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,199)
• UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 187 miles; OREM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 14,182)
• SNOW COLLEGE (about 188 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
• BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 189 miles; PROVO, UT; Full-time enrollment: 29,977)
• UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 199 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Full-time enrollment: 19,866)