Grand Junction migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 6,863 people moved into the Grand Junction metro and 5,388 moved out, a net of +1,475. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Rest of Colorado leads both directions, with 1,348 people in and 805 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 41–51% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has strengthened over the last three years, from +985 in 2020–21 to +1,475 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
162,845
▲ 0.9% year over year · growing
Peak population
162,845
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +1,638 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−161) and international migration (−38).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 162,845 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$97M
▲ $297M arrived · $200M left
Avg household income · movers
$70k in · $59k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%
Grand Junction wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Grand Junction metro in 2022–23 reported $297M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $200M with them, a net gain of $97M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $70k of income, vs $59k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 19%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 51% of inbound and 41% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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