La Jara, CO Housing Market & City Data

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817
Population Estimate
$110,103
Median Home Value
88.1%
Employment Rate
23.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$206
Median Listing Price$519,500
Median Days on Market77
Active Listings8
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)9
Avg Listing Price$490,875
Avg Listing Price Change MoM17%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY20%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.34
Family Dual Income41.8
Median Household Income$36,563
Median Individual Income$24,940
Home Ownership62.7%
Home Value$110,103
Median Rent$711
Rent Burden32.5%
Poverty22.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED10.7%
  • Highschool Education32.0%
  • Some College33.7%
  • Bachelors Degree17.2%
  • Graduate Degree6.4%
  • Total College or Above23.6%
  • Stem Degree39.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male45.7%
  • Female54.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married46.1%
  • Divorced18.5%
  • Never Married27.8%
  • Widowed7.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLa Jara
State IDCO
Population817

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1831.8%
19–2917.8%
30–3912.6%
40–498.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5910.7%
60–698.4%
70–796.7%
80+3.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.2%
Unemployment Rate11.9%
Disabled15.4%

ETHNICITY

White87.6%
Black0.0%
Asian1.3%
Native American2.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other5.5%
Multiple3.4%

OTHER

Hispanic62.5%
Limited English4.7%
Health Uninsured6.6%
Veteran10.3%

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