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

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Income/capita 38%

Household income 42%

Unemployment 9%

Index	La Junta	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$18,518	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$31,999	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,872	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$18,627	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,589	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,591	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	25.7%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in La Junta is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Junta is 42% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Junta is 9% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Junta is 70% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$21,330$31,999$63,998

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 Junta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.2%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.6%	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	24.5%
Public administration	11.2%	9.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.9%	0.4%
Education, health & social services	12.2%	43.0%
Other	21.9%	20.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cheraw, CO	194	$37,321	32.5%
Swink, CO	755	$33,750	39.0%
Rocky Ford, CO	3,858	$29,250	47.1%
North La Junta, CO	419	$21,845	60.5%
La Junta Gardens, CO	24	$0	100.0%
La Junta, CO	6,978	$31,999	42.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Castroville, CA	6,978	$50,949	7.9%
Norwich, NY	6,979	$42,294	23.5%
Litchfield, IL	6,976	$38,629	30.2%
Strathmore, NJ	6,975	$110,464	99.7%
Winters, CA	6,974	$67,229	21.5%
La Junta, CO	6,978	$31,999	42.2%

Source: The La Junta, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).