What percentage of people rent in Orchard Mesa, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in Orchard Mesa, CO, 2020–2024
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12.3% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Orchard Mesa, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 314 renting households against 2,239 that own their home.

In Orchard Mesa, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 12.3% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 314 (±117)
Median renter income: $57,000 (±$18,890)

Who rents and who owns in Orchard Mesa

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Orchard Mesa	Mesa County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	12.3% (±4.4 points)	27.5% (±1.3 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	314 (±117)	18,123 (±872)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,239 (±349)	47,707 (±879)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.0 (±0.9)	2.1 (±0.1)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$57,000 (±$18,890)	$46,953 (±$3,354)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$82,328 (±$8,914)	$87,671 (±$2,593)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In Orchard Mesa, the renter share is lower than in Mesa County (27.5%).

It is also lower than in Colorado (33.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Mesa County, Orchard Mesa ranks 8 of 10 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 286 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Orchard Mesa has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.5% (±6.1 points)	12.3% (±4.4 points)	−11.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,154 (±$60)	$1,535 (±$489)	+33.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$50,227 (±$12,664)	$80,359 (±$11,763)	+60.0%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Orchard Mesa

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Orchard Mesa
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Orchard Mesa	—	12.3% (±4.4 points)	—
Grand Junction	4.3 mi	36.5% (±2.0 points)	Higher
Clifton	4.3 mi	26.6% (±3.9 points)	Higher
Fruitvale	4.5 mi	7.4% (±3.2 points)	Not measurably different
Redlands	7.8 mi	8.6% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Palisade	10 mi	33.4% (±11.1 points)	Higher
Fruita	14 mi	20.1% (±5.1 points)	Higher
Loma	19 mi	19.9% (±24.3 points)	Not measurably different
De Beque	25 mi	22.5% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Grand Junction, CO (36.5%), Clifton, CO (26.6%), Palisade, CO (33.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Mesa County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Palisade	33.4% (±11.1 points)
3	Clifton	26.6% (±3.9 points)
4	De Beque	22.5% (±12.6 points)
5	Fruita	20.1% (±5.1 points)
6	Loma	19.9% (±24.3 points)
7	Collbran	14.3% (±13.5 points)
8	Orchard Mesa	12.3% (±4.4 points)
9	Redlands	8.6% (±3.6 points)
10	Fruitvale	7.4% (±3.2 points)

Showing 9 of 10 places in Mesa County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Orchard Mesa is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Orchard Mesa

How many renters are there in Orchard Mesa?

Orchard Mesa has an estimated 314 (±117) renting households, 12.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Orchard Mesa?

In Orchard Mesa, the share of households that rent went from 23.5% in 2015–2019 to 12.3% in 2020–2024 (−11.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Orchard Mesa?

A renting household in Orchard Mesa has 3.0 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Orchard Mesa?

The median renting household in Orchard Mesa, CO has an income of $57,000 (±$18,890) a year, against $82,328 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Orchard Mesa CDP, Colorado (place:56035, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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