La Jara, CO Population

Overview

772

Total Population

33.3

Median age

53.89%

Female population %

85.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

91.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

494

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

La Jara's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Jara is 33.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Jara's population under 18 was 34.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Jara's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Jara, 30.70% were under the age of 15, 15.54% aged 15 to 29, 36.79% aged 30 to 64, 16.71% aged 65 to 84, and 0.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 more females than males in La Jara:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.89% females and 46.11% males in La Jara, CO.
The La Jara, CO gender ratio is 85.6:100 i.e. 85.6 men to 100 women (0.856).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 46.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 55.

La Jara's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Jara population: 81.09% are White, 2.20% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.07% are Asian, 2.20% are some other race and 12.44% are multiracial.
La Jara's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 494 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 278 (36.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Jara is White with a population of 626 (81.09% of the total population).

La Jara's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 862 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Jara's population decreased by 15 (1.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Jara's population decreased by 117 (13.81%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Jara's population was lowest in year 2022 at 729.