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La Jara is a Census town of 522 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Conejos County. 73.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $406,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
La Jara
What La Jara is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,280 plus or minus 395
- County holding the largest share of its areaConejos County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Jara
How many people live in La Jara
- Population522 plus or minus 161
- Median age38.3 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 18164 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1831.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over83 plus or minus 38
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households233 plus or minus 59
- Family households133 plus or minus 44
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in La Jara
- Per capita income$28,785 plus or minus $8,578
- Civilian labor force240 plus or minus 92
- Employed223 plus or minus 88
- Unemployed17 plus or minus 16
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over349 plus or minus 95
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent plus or minus 35.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.5 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in La Jara
- Housing units302 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units233 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units69 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate22.8 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Owner occupied170 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate73.0 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,700 plus or minus $36,461
- Single family units242 plus or minus 67
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more5.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes43 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How La Jara gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute148 plus or minus 63
- Commuting under 15 minutes79 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.4 percent plus or minus 20.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.3 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Drove alone62.2 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled4.5 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Worked from home26.4 percent plus or minus 15.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in La Jara (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$406,000
- Average approval$101,500
- Median approval$95,000
- Largest approval$183,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in La Jara, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in La Jara
- NFIP communityTown of La Jara
- NFIP community number080038
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of La Jara participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080038 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Conejos County, not La Jara
Conejos County context, not La Jara figures
- Establishments in Conejos County123
- Covered employment, Conejos County1,648
- Average annual pay, Conejos County$41,310
- Housing units permitted, Conejos County18
Every figure in this section is published for Conejos County as a whole and is not a measurement of La Jara.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
La Jara questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in La Jara, Colorado?
522, in 233 households. La Jara town covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 1,280 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is La Jara in?
Conejos County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
How much SBA lending goes to La Jara businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $406,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $95,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in La Jara, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to La Jara borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for La Jara. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is La Jara in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. La Jara appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as La Jara, town of, community 080038, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page La Jara figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Conejos County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of La Jara.
Is zoning published for La Jara?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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