Palisade Town, Colorado

Palisade Town is one of the town of Mesa County, Colorado, located towards the Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Palisade Town had an official population of 2579 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 2840, It is 127th most populous in Colorado. The town spans an area of 1.09 sq mi (2.82 kmē), of which, 1.07 square miles (2.77 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, it is the 215th largest by area in the U.S. state of Colorado.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2579 residents, 1051 households, and 689 families in the town. The population density was 2399.5 people per square mile (926.45/kmē), it is the 55th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Colorado. There were 1117 housing units at an average density of 1043.9 per square mile (403.05/kmē). The average household size was 2.35 persons, and the average family size was 2.91 persons. In the town the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 113.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 117.2 females. The median age of the town's population was 39.5 years, The median age of males and females living in Palisade Town was 38.9 and 40.2 years respectively. The racial makeup of the town was 2422 White, 5 Black or African American, 27 American Indian, 13 Asian, 7 Native Hawaiian, 70 from two or more races and 35 Ohter races.

Palisade town Colorado Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Palisade town Colorado School Enrollment
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The median income for a household in the town was $27739, it is 64th poorest town by median household income in Colorado. The median income for a family in the town was $31797, it is the 52nd poorest town in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the town was $15539, making its Colorado's 110th lowest town by per capita income. The median income of town was $15815, The median income for males was $19902 versus $12253 for females.

In 2000, 620 pupils and students, of which 313 are male and 307 are female, 24.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 38 nursery or pri school, 47 kindergarten, 294 elementary school, 120 high school and 121 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census2579
April 2000 Estimate2579
July 2000 Estimate2584
July 2001 Estimate2593
July 2002 Estimate2625
July 2003 Estimate2642
July 2004 Estimate2658
July 2005 Estimate2671
July 2006 Estimate2724
July 2007 Estimate2787
July 2008 Estimate2840
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school132538
Kindergarten182947
Elementary school166128294
High school5664120
College or graduate school6061121
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Palisade town, Colorado$27739$31797$15539
Mesa County, Colorado$35864$43009$18715
Colorado, United States$47203$55883$24049
United States$41994$50046$21587