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La Junta Colorado Information: La Junta, Colorado is part of OTERO County. Population for La Junta from the last gathering is 7568. You can view La Junta venues that host many La Junta CO events every year. You can also research La Junta Colorado homes for sale by visiting our La Junta Colorado real estate guide. La Junta Colorado has a latitude of 37.8182 and a longitude of -103.774. Zip codes in La Junta, CO include 81050 ... more La Junta zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Junta, CO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Junta, CO was 7,568.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Junta was 3,568, which represents 47.1 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Junta, CO
There are an estimated 1,600 married men in the town. 58.9 percent of men over 15 years old in La Junta are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Junta is 4,000 which is 52.9 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Junta, Colorado
There are an estimated 1,596 married women in the community. 49.2 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Junta, CO
The median age of people living in La Junta, CO was 35.8 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in La Junta was 541. There were 5,520 people above the age of 18, which represents 72.9 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 16.6 percent of the population (1,253) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Junta, CO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Junta, CO was 7,305.

White Population in La Junta, CO
The estimated White population in the La Junta community is 5,617, which is 74.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Junta, Colorado
The estimated Black/African American population is 92, which is 1.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Junta, CO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Junta, CO was 134.

Asian Population in La Junta, Colorado
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 65.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Junta, CO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Junta was an estimated 10.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1,387, while those of “two or more races” was 263 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Junta community was 3,300, or 43.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Junta, CO
The household population number in La Junta was 7,253.

Group Quarters Population in La Junta, CO
Group Quarters population in the community was 315.

Average Household Size in La Junta, CO
The average household size in La Junta is 2.44 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.06 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Junta, CO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,277 total housing units in La Junta.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,977, or 90.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,922 were owner-occupied (64.6), and 1,055 were renter-occupied (35.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 300 vacant homes in La Junta at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Junta, Colorado
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,741, with a median value in dollars of 67,400.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Junta, CO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $700 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Junta, average costs per month were $210 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,715 people in the community had a high school degree, or 76.8 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Junta, Colorado
790 people in La Junta also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 16.3 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Junta, CO
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Junta was 836, or 14.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Junta, CO
In 2000, there were 1,724 people in La Junta, CO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Junta, CO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 1,443 people in La Junta who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 20.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Junta, Colorado
There were 3,515 in the labor force in La Junta at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 59.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in La Junta was 14.8 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Junta, CO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $29,002. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Junta, CO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $36,398. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Junta, Colorado
Per capita income in La Junta in the last full census was 14,928. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in La Junta numbered 342, or 16.8 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in La Junta, CO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 1,588, or 21.4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.