La Jara is home to 522 people in Colorado. There are 355 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $141,700. The poverty rate is 24.9%, above the 12.5% national rate. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Jara
What changed most since 1990
Population722 → 522(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(8)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
La Jara, decade by decade
La Jara population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
722
$37,501
$94,323
12.5%
60.9
2000
877
$44,024
$107,295
13.3%
60.7
2010
818
$47,525
$151,625
18.0%
60.4
2020
730
$56,057
$140,960
22.7%
63.2
2024
522
–
$141,700
25.5%
60.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
