La Junta, CO Housing Market & City Data

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6,881
Population Estimate
$87,262
Median Home Value
94.9%
Employment Rate
20.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$125
Median Listing Price$189,500
Median Days on Market126
Active Listings73
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)82
Avg Listing Price$269,931
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-13%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.84
Family Dual Income41.1
Median Household Income$39,567
Median Individual Income$23,288
Home Ownership56.6%
Home Value$87,262
Median Rent$688
Rent Burden34.2%
Poverty22.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED9.6%
  • Highschool Education36.1%
  • Some College33.9%
  • Bachelors Degree13.0%
  • Graduate Degree7.4%
  • Total College or Above20.4%
  • Stem Degree48.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.2%
  • Female51.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married43.8%
  • Divorced16.4%
  • Never Married31.1%
  • Widowed8.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLa Junta
State IDCO
Population6,881

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1829.3%
19–299.9%
30–3911.6%
40–4914.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–5911.6%
60–6910.2%
70–798.6%
80+4.6%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation53.9%
Unemployment Rate5.1%
Disabled19.6%

ETHNICITY

White86.8%
Black1.1%
Asian2.2%
Native American0.9%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other5.6%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic41.8%
Limited English1.4%
Health Uninsured9.6%
Veteran6.7%

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