ZIP 81050 · La Junta
Who lives in ZIP code 81050 (La Junta, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Junta, CO · Otero County
uszips 2026
People9,894
Median age40.1
Household income$57,180
Home value$185,753
Median rent$783/mo
Poverty22.6%
College degree+18.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,129
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.8% are 65 or older; 76.2% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,330.
Education (adults 25+)
36.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
38.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.7%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 7.8%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 46.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.8%
- Rent burden
- 26.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.8%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 5.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 3.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.