Colorado · Census place 42055
La Jara town, CO
Quick answer
La Jara town has 593 residents, ranking #271 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $39,630, the median home is worth $134,400 and median gross rent runs $692 a month.
- Population
- 593La Jara town residents
- Median household income
- $39,630Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $692Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Jara town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Jara town median would spend about 21% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 28.2% of residents and 59.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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