Collbran Jobs

Collbran is a town in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 388 at the 2000 census. The town is located east of Grand Junction along Plateau Creek, at the upper end of the small cattle ranching valley around the creek known as the Plateau Valley. The largest community in the valley, it serves a civic and economic center for the surrounding area, which is dependent not only ranching, but on pass-through tourism during the summer and autumn months. In the latter capacity, the town acts somewhat as a gateway to nearby Vega State Park and other recreational sites along the northeast side of the Grand Mesa.

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Among the most common occupations in Collbran are Management, professional, and related occupations, 33%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 16%. Approximately 57 percent of workers in Collbran, Colorado work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 13 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Collbran, Colorado are Educational, health and social services, 33%; Construction, 14%; and Retail trade, 10%. Simply Hired's Collbran job listings indicate that the following industries in Collbran are hiring the most workers: Commercial Banking, Industrial Loan Companies, Natural Gas Liquid Extraction, Mortgage Banking and Natural Gas Pipelines.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Collbran, Colorado is $28,178, and the median income of households in Collbran was $32,500.

Collbran has an unemployment rate of 5.7%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Collbran Trends data, the number of Collbran, Colorado jobs has decreased by 37% since March 2008.

Population of Collbran Total population 388 Male 46.65% Female 53.35% Median age 38.5     Collbran Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.3% Median cost of a home $108,000 Median mortgage payment $574 Renter-occupied homes 29.7% Vacant housing 9.9% Median monthly rent $450     Average Income Median for all male full-time $28,438 Median for all female full-time $27,917     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 12% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 15% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 35% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 16% Currently married 58% Separated 1% Widowed 10% Divorced 14%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Collbran Commute Carpool 18.4% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 22 minutes

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