What percentage of people rent in La Junta, CO?

Name: Renters and owners in La Junta, CO, 2020–2024
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33.0% (±6.5 points) of the occupied homes in La Junta, CO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,000 renting households against 2,030 that own their home.

In La Junta, the share of households that rent went from 43.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 33.0% (±6.5 points)
Renting households: 1,000 (±211)
Median renter income: $31,283 (±$4,846)

Who rents and who owns in La Junta

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	La Junta	Otero County	Colorado	United States
Renter-occupied share	33.0% (±6.5 points)	31.1% (±3.5 points)	33.8% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,000 (±211)	2,355 (±281)	802,483 (±6,593)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,030 (±255)	5,229 (±297)	1,571,735 (±8,198)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.4)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$31,283 (±$4,846)	$36,181 (±$4,454)	$63,537 (±$555)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$75,925 (±$21,754)	$64,915 (±$10,947)	$117,732 (±$838)	$100,009

In La Junta, the renter share is not measurably different from Otero County (31.1%).

It is not measurably different from Colorado (33.8%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Otero County, La Junta ranks 2 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 123 of 339.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in La Junta has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	43.4% (±6.2 points)	33.0% (±6.5 points)	−10.4 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$688 (±$122)	$642 (±$202)	−6.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$39,567 (±$5,662)	$52,315 (±$7,059)	+32.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near La Junta

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with La Junta
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
La Junta	—	33.0% (±6.5 points)	—
Swink	5.0 mi	9.4% (±8.8 points)	Lower
Cheraw	9.1 mi	28.6% (±14.5 points)	Not measurably different
Rocky Ford	11 mi	37.7% (±9.4 points)	Not measurably different
Sugar City	19 mi	32.3% (±16.6 points)	Not measurably different
Las Animas	19 mi	39.0% (±8.7 points)	Not measurably different
Manzanola	20 mi	25.7% (±19.7 points)	Not measurably different
Ordway	20 mi	37.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Crowley	23 mi	26.3% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Swink, CO (9.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Otero County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Rocky Ford	37.7% (±9.4 points)
2	La Junta	33.0% (±6.5 points)
3	Fowler	29.3% (±8.6 points)
4	Cheraw	28.6% (±14.5 points)
5	Manzanola	25.7% (±19.7 points)
6	Swink	9.4% (±8.8 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about La Junta

How many renters are there in La Junta?

La Junta has an estimated 1,000 (±211) renting households, 33.0% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in La Junta?

In La Junta, the share of households that rent went from 43.4% in 2015–2019 to 33.0% in 2020–2024 (−10.4 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in La Junta?

A renting household in La Junta has 2.3 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in La Junta?

The median renting household in La Junta, CO has an income of $31,283 (±$4,846) a year, against $75,925 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for La Junta city, Colorado (place:42110, in state:08).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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