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

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Jara	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$29,180	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$68,331	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,475	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,442	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$36,397	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,672	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.0%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.5%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Jara is 35% 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

$45,549 $68,331 $136,662

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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La Jara median earnings by income bracket

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	1,070	$66,162	18.7%
Sanford, CO	1,302	$60,012	26.2%
Alamosa, CO	9,594	$57,091	29.8%
Alamosa East, CO	1,009	$55,923	31.2%
Antonito, CO	758	$40,801	49.8%
La Jara, CO	906	$68,331	16.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hooper Bay, AK	906	$45,614	43.9%
Lyons, IN	906	$65,355	19.6%
Parks, LA	906	$69,566	14.5%
Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI	906	$82,668	1.6%
Vaughn, MT	906	$58,677	27.9%
La Jara, CO	906	$68,331	16.0%

Source: The La Jara, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.