La Junta is home to 7,140 people in Colorado. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 45%. 27.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $642 a month at the median. The typical home is worth $194,800, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,315, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 59%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Junta
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.8% → 18.0%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share58.8% → 52.6%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share39.2% → 42.7%(+3.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Otero County
La Junta's population equals 39% of Otero County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 30% of the county's.
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)42.5%(195)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(88)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34%(156)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 459 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.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
La Junta, decade by decade
La Junta 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
7,640
$46,816
$97,923
14.8%
62.5
2000
7,568
$52,832
$122,780
16.3%
66.6
2010
7,077
$51,184
$134,506
16.3%
66.9
2020
7,322
$60,183
$114,901
22.1%
69.4
2024
7,140
$52,315
$194,800
18.0%
67.5
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.
