Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,726
| This zip code: | $35,726 | | Colorado: | $55,212 |
Nearest zip codes: 81077, 81030, 81067, 81076, 81063, 81058.
Housing units in zip code 81050 with a mortgage: 1,341 (189 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 943
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $916
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $274
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 25.0% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 5.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 3.9 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 81050: Honeys Windmill (A), Carrica Ranch (B), Inge Ranch (C), Lees Windmill (D), Lewis Ranch (E), Little Windmill (F), Cedar Pond Windmill (G), Lower Sheep Canyon Windmill (H), Mullins Windmill (I), Black Tank Windmill (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Government Pond (A), Browing and Reese Number 1 Reservoir (B), Browning and Reese Number 2 Reservoir (C), Lemley Pond (D), Kennedy Ponds (E), Two Buttes Pond (F), Richardson Pit (G), Newby Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Thompson Arroyo (B), Harbordale Arroyo (C), Vandiver Arroyo (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Otero Museum Association (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 706 West 3rd Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 41
- 1995 to 1998: 249
- 1990 to 1994: 94
- 1980 to 1989: 262
- 1970 to 1979: 767
- 1960 to 1969: 608
- 1950 to 1959: 624
- 1940 to 1949: 429
- 1939 or earlier: 1,582
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in La Junta, CO (81050): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 150
- 2 bedrooms: 859
- 3 bedrooms: 1,130
- 4 bedrooms: 625
- 5 or more bedrooms: 125
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 53
- 1 bedrooms: 401
- 2 bedrooms: 487
- 3 bedrooms: 283
- 4 bedrooms: 73
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Vehicles available in 81050 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 70
- 1 vehicle: 911
- 2 vehicles: 1,124
- 3 vehicles: 521
- 4 vehicles: 145
- 5 or more vehicles: 118
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 223
- 1 vehicle: 631
- 2 vehicles: 359
- 3 vehicles: 89
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 81050:
- Less than $10,000: 51
- $10,000 to $14,999: 25
- $15,000 to $19,999: 19
- $20,000 to $24,999: 37
- $25,000 to $29,999: 46
- $30,000 to $34,999: 34
- $35,000 to $39,999: 51
- $40,000 to $49,999: 141
- $50,000 to $59,999: 183
- $60,000 to $69,999: 185
- $70,000 to $79,999: 165
- $80,000 to $89,999: 166
- $90,000 to $99,999: 199
- $100,000 to $124,999: 482
- $125,000 to $149,999: 326
- $150,000 to $174,999: 160
- $175,000 to $199,999: 97
- $200,000 to $249,999: 140
- $250,000 to $299,999: 67
- $300,000 to $399,999: 80
- $400,000 to $499,999: 19
- $500,000 to $749,999: 14
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 81050:
- Less than $100: 62
- $100 to $149: 51
- $150 to $199: 89
- $200 to $249: 82
- $250 to $299: 115
- $300 to $349: 112
- $350 to $399: 95
- $400 to $449: 73
- $450 to $499: 32
- $500 to $549: 6
- $550 to $599: 23
- $600 to $649: 22
- $650 to $699: 50
- No cash rent: 161
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $93,793.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,156
- Black or African American householders: $126,665
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $49,964
- Asian householders: $393,583
- Some other race householders: $93,501
- Two or more races householders: $83,713
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,096
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,102 (it was $70,000 in 2000)
| 81050: | $103,102 | | Colorado: | $233,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,165 - $130,264
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $130,830| Here: | $130,830 | | State: | $321,943 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $67,087| Here: | $67,087 | | State: | $242,417 |
In 2-unit structures: $156,389| Here: | $156,389 | | State: | $375,414 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $112,351| Here: | $112,351 | | State: | $203,199 |
Mobile homes: $41,690| Here: | $41,690 | | State: | $53,488 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,569
- One, attached: 105
- Two: 186
- 3 or 4: 69
- 5 to 9: 150
- 10 to 19: 61
- 20 to 49: 70
- 50 or more: 20
- Mobile homes: 426

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,421 (75%)
- Carpooled: 627 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Taxi: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0%)
- Walked: 237 (5%)
- Other means: 15 (0%)
- Worked at home: 235 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 596
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1149
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1013
- 15 to 19 minutes: 679
- 20 to 24 minutes: 309
- 25 to 29 minutes: 52
- 30 to 34 minutes: 123
- 35 to 39 minutes: 27
- 40 to 44 minutes: 47
- 45 to 59 minutes: 100
- 60 to 89 minutes: 157
- 90 or more minutes: 85
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,472
- In family households: 8,997 (2,261 male householders, 667 female householders)
2,241 spouses, 3,298 children (2,815 natural, 148 adopted, 335 stepchildren), 212 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 52 other relatives, 157 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,475 (553 male householders (469 living alone)), 730 female householders (690 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 382 (187 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,255 2-persons, 656 3-persons, 598 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 103 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,159 1-person, 98 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons.
1,866 married couples with children.
801 single-parent households (168 men, 633 women).
81.3% of residents of 81050 zip code speak English at home.
17.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 21% well, 8% not well, 5% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% very well, 29% well, 18% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 77% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 463 (4.3%)
(27.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 8.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (70%)
- Pakistan (7%)
- Germany (6%)
- India (3%)
- Korea (3%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (3%)
- United Kingdom (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 19
- 1990 to 1994: 131
- 1985 to 1989: 90
- 1980 to 1984: 10
- 1975 to 1979: 40
- 1970 to 1974: 67
- 1970 to 1974: 46
- 1965 to 1969: 60
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White population: 8,459
Black population: 119
American Indian population: 190
Asian population: 75
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 10
Some other race population: 1,648
Two or more races population: 357

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3967 |
|  German: 1277 |
|  Irish: 660 |
|  English: 613 |
|  United States or American: 519 |
|  Italian: 280 |
|  Scottish: 200 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 142 |
|  Dutch: 108 |
|  Norwegian: 105 |
|  French (except Basque): 84 |
|  Swedish: 82 |
|  European: 56 |
|  Danish: 50 |
|  Polish: 46 |
|  Welsh: 28 |
|  British: 27 |
|  Austrian: 21 |
|  Basque: 20 |
|  Arab:: 15 |
|  Lithuanian: 10 |
|  Finnish: 9 |
|  Northern European: 9 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Syrian: 9 |
|  Swiss: 9 |
|  Czech: 7 |
|  Romanian: 7 |
|  German Russian: 6 |
|  Lebanese: 6 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 6 |
|  African: 6 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ARKANSAS VALLEY COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (302 NORTH MAIN STREET in LA JUNTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS; FARM SUPPLIES
Alternative names: ARKANSAS VALLEY COOP ASSN
- BENT FEEDERS (32940 HIGHWAY 194 in LA JUNTA, CO)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0213, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2003-0213, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- BIG R OF LA JUNTA (26980 WEST US HIGHWAY 50 in LA JUNTA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2005-0113, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-2005-0113, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- BIG VALLEY FORD LINCOLN/MERCURY INC (26730 WEST HWY 50 in LA JUNTA, CO)
STATE MASTER (Colorado database) - RCRAINFO-COD982647513, SQG
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: DALE SPRADLEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ALL RITE PAVING & REDI MIX INC (30783 US HIGHWAY 50 in LA JUNTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL; ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Alternative names: ALL-RITE PAVING & REDI-MIX- N FARM PIT
- BENDER OIL COMPANY (102 EAST 1ST STREET in LA JUNTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: NORTON BENDER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: NORTONS STANDARD SERVICE
- ARKANSAS VALLEY COOP ASSOCIATION (23144 HWY 10 in LA JUNTA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1992-0213, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- HUNNICUTT WATER SYSTEM (911 KENILWORTH AVE in LA JUNTA, CO)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1994-0151, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-08-1990-0285, ICIS-08-1994-0151,
- BENT'S OLD FORT NHS (35110 HWY 194 in LA JUNTA, CO). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BEST BET BEEFLOT, INC. (21571 RAOD 24, ROUTE 1 in LA JUNTA, CO)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: BEEF CATTLE FEEDLOTS
- ARKANSAS VALLEY CREMATORY (401 RATON AVE in LA JUNTA, CO)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: FUNERAL SERVICE AND CREMATORIES
Alternative names: ARKANSA VALLEY CREMATORY
- BAY VALLEY FOODS LLC (2ND & GRANT ST in LA JUNTA, CO)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TREEHOUSE FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GARY SHANE FARMS (33481 HWY 194 in LA JUNTA, CO)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81050
- Stagecoach Motel, 905 W Third St, La Junta, CO 81050, Phone: (719) 384-5476
- Quality Inn Of La Junta, 1325 E Third St, La Junta, CO 81050, Phone: (719) 384-2571, Fax: (719) 384-5655
- Midtown Motel, 215 E Third, La Junta, CO 81050, Phone: (719) 384-7741
- Holiday Inn Express, 27994 Us Hwy 50 Frontage Rd, La Junta, CO 81050, Phone: (719) 384-2900, Fax: (719) 383-2020
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 81050
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,823
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (82%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7253
- Northeast: 167
- Midwest: 1360
- South: 740
- West: 828
57% of the 81050 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Colorado.
Population in 1990: 11,742. Population change in the 1990s: -884 (-7.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
| Here: | 4.0% | | Colorado: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34
| Here: | 4.7% | | Colorado: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
| Here: | 4.2% | | Colorado: | 16.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (LA JUNTA, CO):
- BENZ, ROBERT A (16 E 2ND ST; small business): $117,092 in 2 contracts in 2004
$58,546 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-08-20.
$58,546 with Army for Radio and Television Communication Equipment, Except Airborne. Signed on 2004-09-10. Completion date: 2004-08-20.
- DEBOURGH MANUFACTURING COMPANY (27505 OTERO AVE; small business): $33,852 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$34,422 with Air Force for Specialized Ammunition Handling Servicing Equipment. Taking place in AZ. Signed on 2005-07-14. Completion date: 2005-05-22.
$-570, same as above. Signed on 2006-07-07. Completion date: 2005-12-09.
- CENTURYTEL OF COLORADO, INC (27850 HARRIS RD; small business)
$15,584 with Department of Defense for ADP Telecommunications and Transmission Services. Signed on 2001-01-31. Completion date: 2001-01-25.
- FIEF, SAM (22408 HIGHWAY 350; small business)
$14,448 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tree Thinning Services. Signed on 2002-09-10. Completion date: 2002-09-28.
- NAS DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING, (802 BELLEVIEW; small business)
$4,305 with Defense Logistics Agency for Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-16. Completion date: 2007-04-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 155 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 123 people in nursing homes
- 65 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 23 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in other group homes
- 3 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
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