Who is the Mesa County Assessor?

Brent Goff (Republican) is the Assessor of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder?

Bobbie Gross (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mesa County Coroner?

Dean Havlik (Republican) is the Coroner of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mesa County Sheriff?

Todd Rowell (Republican) is the Sheriff of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mesa County Surveyor?

Scott Thompson (Republican) is the Surveyor of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Mesa County Treasurer?

Sheila Reiner (Republican) is the Treasurer of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Mesa County commissioners?

Cody Davis (District 1); Bobbie Daniel (District 2); JJ Fletcher (District 3).

What is the population of Mesa County?

About 158,601 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $73,658 and 10.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Mesa County?

4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,442 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,026, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Mesa County?

52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 43 special district governments.

Mesa County, CO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Mesa County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Mesa County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Cody Davis Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Bobbie Daniel Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	JJ Fletcher Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Brent Goff Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Bobbie Gross Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Dean Havlik Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Todd Rowell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Scott Thompson Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Sheila Reiner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Mesa County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 52 local governments in Mesa County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	5	0
School districts (school boards)	3	0
Special districts (elected boards)	43	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Mesa County

158,601people

41.3median ageU.S.: 38.9

$73,658 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

10.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

32.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$378,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

9.9%U.S.: 8.4%

48.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

32.1%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.5% · White 78.4% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.9% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Mesa County

4.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Colorado: 4.4%.

3,442people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

74,584people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

78,026in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.4%	3,442	74,584	78,026
August 2026	4.6%	3,563	73,884	77,447
July 2026	4.3%	3,343	74,304	77,647
June 2026	4.0%	3,093	73,700	76,793
May 2026	3.6%	2,808	75,417	78,225
April 2026	3.4%	2,669	75,512	78,181
March 2026	3.9%	3,046	75,681	78,727
February 2026	4.7%	3,708	74,951	78,659
January 2026	4.7%	3,713	75,195	78,908
December 2025	3.6%	2,889	76,673	79,562
November 2025	3.8%	3,007	77,013	80,020
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.8%	3,078	77,584	80,662
August 2025	3.8%	3,074	76,991	80,065
July 2025	4.2%	3,342	76,407	79,749
June 2025	4.2%	3,338	76,355	79,693
May 2025	4.0%	3,201	76,901	80,102
April 2025	4.1%	3,249	76,876	80,125
March 2025	4.4%	3,593	77,242	80,835
February 2025	4.9%	3,967	76,582	80,549
January 2025	4.8%	3,881	76,177	80,058
December 2024	4.3%	3,421	76,933	80,354
November 2024	4.4%	3,539	77,136	80,675
October 2024	4.1%	3,314	77,524	80,838

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.2%	3,329	76,800	80,129
2024	4.3%	3,428	76,552	79,980
2023	3.5%	2,775	75,696	78,471
2022	3.4%	2,660	75,218	77,878
2021	5.8%	4,535	73,833	78,368
2020	6.9%	5,201	70,720	75,921
2019	3.2%	2,502	74,513	77,015
2018	3.7%	2,817	73,666	76,483
2017	3.6%	2,665	71,853	74,518
2016	5.0%	3,638	69,509	73,147

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Colorado's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Police in Mesa County

Police staffing

1.77 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 162,888 people.

288sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

252civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Mesa County Sheriff's Office	125	143	73,959
Grand Junction Police Department	129	104	71,807
Fruita Police Department	18	3	14,037
Palisade Police Department	10	1	2,610
De Beque Police Department	6	1	475

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	288	1.77	252	5
2024	305	1.88	238	5
2022	327	2.06	142	6
2021	282	1.83	206	6
2020	281	1.82	206	6
2019	272	1.77	188	6
2018	264	1.73	181	6
2017	241	1.61	202	6
2016	239	1.61	198	6

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Mesa County Assessor?: Brent Goff (Republican) is the Assessor of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder?: Bobbie Gross (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mesa County Coroner?: Dean Havlik (Republican) is the Coroner of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mesa County Sheriff?: Todd Rowell (Republican) is the Sheriff of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mesa County Surveyor?: Scott Thompson (Republican) is the Surveyor of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Mesa County Treasurer?: Sheila Reiner (Republican) is the Treasurer of Mesa County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Mesa County commissioners?: Cody Davis (District 1); Bobbie Daniel (District 2); JJ Fletcher (District 3).
What is the population of Mesa County?: About 158,601 people, with a median age of 41.3; the median household income is $73,658 and 10.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Mesa County?: 4.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 3,442 people unemployed in a labor force of 78,026, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Mesa County?: 52 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 3 school district and 43 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Colorado Secretary of State's 2023-2024 Biennial Abstract directory of county officers, with districts and parties from the Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results; officials appointed since it was published may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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