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La Junta, CO
Demographic Data




La Junta Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

La Junta Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

7,152

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
15.0%
18 - 24:
9.0%
25 - 34:
12.7%
35 - 54:
23.8%
55 - 64:
11.4%
Over 65 Years:
22.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.5%
5.5%
84.5%
84.5%
18.6%
18.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

La Junta
USA
$28,147
$28,147
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

La Junta
USA
$50,799
$50,799
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

23.1%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Public Service
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Construction
Other
Information Technology
Finance
Real estate
Transportation
17.1%
17.1%
14.0%
14.0%
13.5%
13.5%
10.8%
10.8%
8.9%
8.9%
8.7%
8.7%
5.5%
5.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.3%
3.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
47.9%
47.9%
45.0%
45.0%
4.3%
4.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
English
Irish
Italian
French
Dutch
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Northern European
Lebanese
Swedish
Scandinavian
Swiss
Welsh
Celtic
Norwegian
Czechoslovakian
European
Czech
Russian
15.0%
15.0%
12.9%
12.9%
8.7%
8.7%
4.3%
4.3%
2.7%
2.7%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Italian
Pacific Island languages
Greek
Russian
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Persian
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
83.7%
83.7%
15.4%
15.4%
3.1%
3.1%
2.3%
2.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born La Junta Residents

2.7%


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