The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.25. In the town, the population was spread out with 31.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,792, and the median income for a family was $34,583. Males had a median income of $32,159 versus $19,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,646. About 9.9% of families and 13.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Battlement Mesa, Colorado  Battlement Mesa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 4,471 at the 2010 census. The Battlement Mesa post office has the ZIP Code 81636. The community, which bills itself as a "covenant-protected community", is primarily a group of contiguous subdivisions developed in the later decades of the 20th century, catering to families and retirees. It is located on the flank of a hill on the south side of the Colorado River, across from the older town of Parachute. The two communities together are known as "Parachute-Battlement Mesa". The town takes its name from Battlement Mesa, an basalt-topped mesa that sits to the south of the town. The community was first developed by an oil company as a residence for its workers in the expectation that the rising price of oil would make shale oil extraction economically viable. When adjusted oil prices fell, the housing estate was left as a stranded asset, and the oil company marketed it to retirees in conjunction with a real estate firm. The Battlement Mesa Schoolhouse stands as a testimony to education. Battlement Mesa is located at (39.437904, -108.033769), on the south side of the Colorado River. It is bordered to the northwest, across the river, by the town of Parachute. Interstate 70 passes through Parachute, providing access to Battlement Mesa from Exit 75.