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La Veta Colorado Information: La Veta, Colorado is part of HUERFANO County. Population for La Veta from the last gathering is 924. You can view La Veta venues that host many La Veta CO events every year. You can also research La Veta Colorado homes for sale by visiting our La Veta Colorado real estate guide. La Veta Colorado has a latitude of 37.4611 and a longitude of -105.039. Zip codes in La Veta, CO include 81055 ... more La Veta zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Veta, CO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Veta, CO was 924.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Veta was 443, which represents 47.9 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Veta, CO
There are an estimated 203 married men in the town. 58.3 percent of men over 15 years old in La Veta are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Veta is 481 which is 52.1 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Veta, Colorado
There are an estimated 207 married women in the community. 50.9 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Veta, CO
The median age of people living in La Veta, CO was 43.3 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 Veta was 46. There were 697 people above the age of 18, which represents 75.4 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 16.1 percent of the population (149) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Veta, CO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Veta, CO was 891.

White Population in La Veta, CO
The estimated White population in the La Veta community is 852, which is 92.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Veta, Colorado
The estimated Black/African American population is 2, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Veta, CO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Veta, CO was 9.

Asian Population in La Veta, Colorado
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 9.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Veta, CO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Veta was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 19, while those of “two or more races” was 33 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Veta community was 106, or 11.5 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Veta, CO
The household population number in La Veta was 924.

Group Quarters Population in La Veta, CO
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in La Veta, CO
The average household size in La Veta is 2.15 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.79 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Veta, CO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 552 total housing units in La Veta.

The number of occupied housing units was 429, or 77.7 of the total units in town. Of these, 281 were owner-occupied (65.5), and 148 were renter-occupied (34.5, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 123 vacant homes in La Veta at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Veta, Colorado
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 197, with a median value in dollars of 110,100.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Veta, CO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $779 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Veta, average costs per month were $268 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 585 people in the community had a high school degree, or 88.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Veta, Colorado
176 people in La Veta also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 26.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Veta, CO
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Veta was 114, or 15.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Veta, CO
In 2000, there were 217 people in La Veta, CO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Veta, CO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 45 people in La Veta who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 5.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Veta, Colorado
There were 457 in the labor force in La Veta at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 61.1 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 Veta was 21.4 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Veta, CO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $29,342. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Veta, CO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $35,156. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Veta, Colorado
Per capita income in La Veta in the last full census was 18,489. 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 Veta numbered 37, or 14.6 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 Veta, CO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 155, or 16.4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.