La Jara, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Jara	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$19,960	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$46,250	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,250	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,813	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$25,060	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,442	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.6%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	24.5%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Jara is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Jara is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Jara is 84% higher than the national average
The poverty level in La Jara is 62% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$30,830 $46,250 $92,500

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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La Jara employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	19.5%	19.5%
Public administration	30.5%	30.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	14.6%	14.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manassa, CO	1,039	$44,000	20.5%
Sanford, CO	1,260	$40,341	27.1%
Alamosa, CO	9,360	$38,000	31.3%
Alamosa East, CO	987	$37,317	32.5%
Antonito, CO	730	$27,686	50.0%
La Jara, CO	880	$46,250	16.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lyons, IN	880	$44,205	20.1%
Pioneer Junction, MT	880	$39,583	28.4%
Midway borough, PA	880	$53,750	2.8%
Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d'Issoudun, QC	880	n/a
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, QC	880	n/a
La Jara, CO	880	$46,250	16.4%

Source: The La Jara, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).