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North La Junta, CO

535 Population
1.4 square miles 393.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.8 ±4.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Otero County: 41.8 ±1.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.7 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,062 ±$2,835 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Otero County: $28,645 ±$1,532
  • about half the amount in Colorado: $52,636 ±$298
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$47,941 ±$17,079 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Otero County: $54,037 † ±$5,856
  • about half the amount in Colorado: $95,470 ±$578
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.1% ±1.8% (27  ±15) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Otero County: 22.1% † 3,946 (±3.5% / ±628)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 542,093 (±0.2% / ±10,771)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

11.4 minutes ±9.5 (2,780  ±1,467) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in Otero County: 21.2 † 147,935 (±3 / ±22,609)
  • about half the figure in Colorado: 25.2 61,223,800 (±0.1 / ±368,978)
  • about two-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

264 ±103 Number of households
  • Otero County: 7,584 ±236
  • Colorado: 2,374,218 ±4,232
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.3 (535  ±225) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Otero County: 2.4 17,831 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Colorado: 2.4 5,737,481
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

264 ±103 Number of housing units
  • Otero County: 8,746 ±23
  • Colorado: 2,589,053 ±653
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$120,800 ±$54,770 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Otero County: $168,900 ±$10,846
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Colorado: $539,400 ±$2,069
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.3% ±8.3% (71  ±53.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Otero County: 11.2% † 2,020 (±2.8% / ±508.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 15.9% 920,909 (±0.2% / ±13,111.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.6% ±50.5% (351  ±118.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Otero County: 88.7% 11,138 (±5.4% / ±685)
  • about the same as the rate in Colorado: 92.9% 3,804,007 (±0.4% / ±15,208.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15% ±9.9% (57  ±44.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Otero County: 18.2% † 2,282 (±2.1% / ±264.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Colorado: 45.7% 1,871,669 (±0.2% / ±9,771.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.1% ±3.1% (11  ±17) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Otero County: 4.8% 874
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Colorado: 9.8% 576,653
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

15.6% ±11% (61  ±50) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Otero County: 6.6% † 926 (±1.5% / ±217)
  • more than double the rate in Colorado: 7.5% 342,276 (±0.1% / ±3,997)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
61 Total veterans ±50 61 Male ±50 N/A Female ±14

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