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The City of Grand Junction is a home rule municipality located in Mesa County, Colorado, USA. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 45,299. Grand Junction is the 15th most populous city in the State of Colorado and the most populous city on the Colorado Western Slope, unofficially serving as the capital of the region. It is the principal city of the Grand Junction Metropolitan Statistical Area which had a population of 139,137 in 2007. It is the county seat of Mesa County . The local television stations serve as a major media source for the region, in the way that those in Denver do for the Denver Metropolitan Area. The city is located along the north side of the Colorado River, where it receives the Gunnison River from south. The name "Grand" refers to the historical name of the upper Colorado River used by locals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which was renamed in 1921 and the word 'junction' is from the joining of the Colorado and...more

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Among the most common occupations in Grand Junction are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 17%. Approximately 71 percent of workers in Grand Junction, Colorado work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 8 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Grand Junction Jobs are for occupational therapist jobs, store manager jobs, sales jobs and assistant store manager jobs.

The leading industries in Grand Junction, Colorado are Educational, health and social services, 21%; Retail trade, 12%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 11%. Simply Hired's Grand Junction job listings indicate that the following industries in Grand Junction are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers, Pet Care Services, Misc Information Services and Mail Order Retailing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Grand Junction, Colorado is $27,244, and the median income of households in Grand Junction was $33,152.

Grand Junction has an unemployment rate of 5.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Grand Junction Trends data, the number of Grand Junction, Colorado jobs has increased by 12% since March 2008.

Population of Grand Junction Total population 41,986 Male 48.74% Female 51.26% Median age 38.8     Grand Junction Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.6% Median cost of a home $121,500 Median mortgage payment $664 Renter-occupied homes 37.4% Vacant housing 4.9% Median monthly rent $496     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,685 Median for all female full-time $22,804     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 14% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 5% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 27% Some college, no degree 25% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 17% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 26% Currently married 52% Separated 1% Widowed 8% Divorced 13%     Race White 94% Black or African American 1% Asian 1% Other 5%     Grand Junction Commute Carpool 11.9% Public transportation 0.9% Average travel time 15 minutes

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