County profile
Mesa County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#461 of 3,127 US counties by GDP59th-percentile growthmore diversified than 78% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$9.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
56,737
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
4,827
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
162,845
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.0%
Median HH income
$73.7k±$2.1k
Bachelor's degree+
32.3%±1.3%
Poverty rate
10.7%±1.0%
Business applications
2,745 · 2025
Retail establishments
587
36.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1ProStar Holdings Inc.Technology———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care33%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation18%
Construction13%
Manufacturing8%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
162,845
residents · 2025 · +4.4% since 2020
Income per capita $59.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+7,964
International migration+490
Natural change−1,704
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.1B2019
$7.0B2020
$7.6B2021
$8.6B2022
$9.0B2023
$9.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$378.6k±$6.0k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$43/mo
Vacancy rate
5.9%±0.9%
Affordability
6.8× wages
Residential permits
$112.9M
810 units · 5.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
75.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.2k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 99Lightning 97Avalanche 90
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6242016
6612017
7252018
7752019
8112020
9302021
10822022
11442023
12112024
12492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -34% since 20211,2312021
9692022
1,2462023
1,0142024
8102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
9.3 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
3.4 km
UP
Nearest port
1029.6 km
OCEANSIDE MARINE PIER
Nearest commercial airport
12.5 km
GRAND JUNCTION RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.9k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Mesa?
Mesa's economy produced $9.5B in 2024, growing 5.2% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.