La Junta.
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Colorado·Otero County
2 tracts·5K people·$195K median·1,482/mi²
White 53 · Hispanic 43 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 33 · Other 28
Health 46 · Public admin 18 · Professional 11 · Retail 10 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 21 · Construction · maintenance 15 · Service 11 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Walk 4 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in La Junta is $194,800 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
La Junta has 7,140 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.2; the population is 52.6% White, 42.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.3% Black, 0.6% Other and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.3 people; 18.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 27.4% (Census ACS).
La Junta Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (19%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $642/month, 59% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in La Junta is $52,315 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In La Junta, median rent is $642/month and the median home value is $194,800 (Census ACS).
La Junta reported 4.0 violent crimes and 52.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 93°F; winter lows average 17°F; there are 27 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 13 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in La Junta are lightning (100), winter weather (97) and strong wind (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
La Junta scores 11.5 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 3.8% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).