2300
Mesa County residents
are estimated to experience houselessness over the course of a year, according to a 2023 assessment commissioned by the City of Grand Junction.
763
unhoused school-children
were enrolled in District 51 in 2025, living in substandard conditions under federal criteria for homelessness assistance through the McKinney-Vento Act.
As of 2023, Grand Junction non-profits operate over 200 beds of transitional and permanent supportive housing - but that’s estimated to meet only 18% of the demand for these types of units. Meanwhile, a quarter of Mesa County renters (2022) are severely cost-burdened - paying over 50% of their income for housing.
