ZIP 81140 · La Jara
Who lives in ZIP code 81140 (La Jara, CO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Jara, CO · Conejos County
uszips 2026
People1,893
Median age33.7
Household income$46,781
Home value$241,158
Median rent$718/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+34.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alamosa, CO (micro)
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 770
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.5% are 65 or older; 71.0% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,625.
Education (adults 25+)
41.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
40.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.4%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 5.7%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- 24.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.5%
- Farmers
- 13.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.6%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 16.1%
- Limited English
- 4.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.