81140 Zip Code (La Jara, CO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,056
Zip code population in 2010: 2,341
Zip code population in 2000: 2,505

Houses and condos: 912
Renter-occupied apartments: 150
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 81140: 92.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 220.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 9 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $957 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,124 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 81140:

• High school or higher: 88.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 81140:

• Never married: 26.5%
• Now married: 55.0%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 11.6%
• Divorced: 4.5%

• 
• • 1,19958.3%White
  • 77237.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 633.1%Some other race
  • 110.5%Black
  • 100.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 81140, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $46,833 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,833
State:	$89,260

Salary/wage: $40,408 (reported on 77.7% of returns)

Here:	$40,408
State:	$70,330

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1273.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3672.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7747.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12345.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19582.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $662 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$662
Colorado:	$2,176

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 17.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 200.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,000 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$8,820

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.8% for AGIs below $25k, 41.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 237.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,830 (reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,830
State:	+$37,276

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 187.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1435.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,330 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	+$18,330
State:	+$15,295

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 209.2% for AGIs below $25k, 544.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 758.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1132.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2485.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,940 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

81140:	$9,940
Colorado:	$23,785

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.6% for AGIs below $25k, 235.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,362 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,362
State:	$2,053

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 123.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 96.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 81140, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,771 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,771
State:	$69,103

Salary/wage: $34,350 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$34,350
State:	$54,794

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 76.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $713 (reported on 35.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$713
Colorado:	$1,971

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$7,140

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,662 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$6,662
State:	+$23,009

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,136 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,136
State:	+$13,514

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,375 (reported on 4.7% of returns)

81140:	$9,375
Colorado:	$17,927

Total itemized deductions: $17,519 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$17,519
State:	$24,621

Here:	20.9% of AGI
State:	18.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,777 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$6,777
State:	$4,449

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,569 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

81140:	$3,569
State:	$7,641

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,312 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,312
State:	$2,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 55.3%

Here:	55%
State:	49%

(% for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $25k, 57.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 81140, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,289 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,289
State:	$55,014

Salary/wage: $27,335 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$27,335
State:	$46,010

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.8% for AGIs below $10k, 77.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,114 (reported on 47.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,114
Colorado:	$2,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $711 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$711
State:	$3,782

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,895 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,895
State:	+$17,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,206 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,206
State:	+$11,247

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,786 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

81140:	$2,786
Colorado:	$2,947

Total itemized deductions: $13,812 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,812
State:	$20,560

Here:	24.6% of AGI
State:	21.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,496 (8% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,496
State:	$3,518

Here:	7.7% of AGI
State:	3.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,177 (reported on 66.4% of returns)

81140:	$3,177
State:	$9,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,770 (reported on 24.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,770
State:	$1,595

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.1%

Here:	63%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 63.5% for AGIs below $10k, 60.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 81124, 81148, 81129, 81120, 81144, 81141.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 124
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 666

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (18 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 448 (199 now married, 248 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 81140 with a mortgage: 256 (5 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,224
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $478

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 81140 household income distribution in 2022

• 39Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 62$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 90$25,000 to $29,999
• 43$30,000 to $34,999
• 35$35,000 to $39,999
• 95$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 46$50,000 to $59,999
• 28$60,000 to $74,999
• 84$75,000 to $99,999
• 101$100,000 to $124,999
• 68$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 81140

• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 27$90,000 to $99,999
• 31$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 79$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 40$250,000 to $299,999
• 96$300,000 to $399,999
• 24$400,000 to $499,999
• 37$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 81140

• 3$100 to $149
• 6$200 to $249
• 4$250 to $299
• 10$300 to $349
• 3$450 to $499
• 7$500 to $549
• 13$550 to $599
• 4$600 to $649
• 7$650 to $699
• 6$700 to $749
• 5$750 to $799
• 21$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 25No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $704.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $232,941
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $95,030
• Some other race householders: $208,603
• Two or more races householders: $212,467
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $211,694

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $227,533 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,544 - $344,892

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $282,761

Here:	$282,761
State:	$676,667

Mobile homes: $116,820

Here:	$116,820
State:	$115,510

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 697
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 13
• 10 to 19: 6
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 176

Unemployment: 4.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 81140

• 65.4%470Drove a car alone
• 12.9%93Carpooled
• 3.8%27Walked
• 17.0%122Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 81140

• 70Less than 5 minutes
• 1165 to 9 minutes
• 8710 to 14 minutes
• 4715 to 19 minutes
• 9320 to 24 minutes
• 1825 to 29 minutes
• 12130 to 34 minutes
• 2045 to 59 minutes
• 1160 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 65.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,056

• Male householders: 342 (116 living alone), Female householders: 444 (192 living alone)

• 416 spouses (416 opposite-sex spouses), 18 unmarried partners, (18 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 771 children (706 natural, 10 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 foster children, 1 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 40 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 198 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 308 1-person, 2 2-persons

514 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (18 men, 89 women).

73.0% of residents of 81140 zip code speak English at home.
17.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 22% well, 4% not well).
10.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% very well, 11% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• JAMES COWEN FARM (4521 EAST COUNTY ROAD 12S in LA JARA, CO)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1989-0204, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: COWEN JIM FARM, JIM COWEN FARM

• CENTAURI HIGH SCHOOL (17889 STATE HIGHWAY 285 in LA JARA, CO)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1378
  Organizations: NORTH CONEJOS RE-1J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• CENTAURI MIDDLE SCHOOL (17891 STATE HIGHWAY 285 in LA JARA, CO)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1276
  Organizations: NORTH CONEJOS RE-1J (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• ASPHALT GRAVEL PRODUCTS - GARRETT PIT (NE NE SEC 9 T36N R8E in LA JARA, 10.2 MI NW OF, CO)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
  

• CSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE-CONEJOS COUNTY (17705 US HIGHWAY 285 in LA JARA, CO)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: CSU COOP EXT OFF-CONEJOS CNTY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3%

Population in 1990: 2,274. Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+10.2%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,439
• Northeast: 113
• Midwest: 71
• South: 76
• West: 278

69% of the 81140 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Colorado.

95% of the 81140 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 86
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 15. The highest number of reported fires - 35 took place in 2008, and the least - 5 in 2017. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (67.9%), and Structure Fires (25.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 81140
• 12967.9%Outside Fires
• 4825.3%Structure Fires
• 84.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 52.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 81140, Colorado

Most common first names in zip code 81140 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	19	79.8 years
Mary	13	83.6 years
William	10	75.9 years
Joe	8	82.1 years
John	8	80.7 years
Juan	7	83.1 years
Robert	7	71.3 years
Charles	6	73.2 years
Bertha	5	89.6 years
Dorothy	5	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 81140 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Valdez	20	82.5 years
Gallegos	19	82.0 years
Martinez	19	74.2 years
Shawcroft	17	85.1 years
Gonzales	11	79.6 years
Trujillo	11	76.5 years
Romero	11	69.2 years
Chavez	11	75.7 years
Mondragon	11	62.3 years
Ortiz	10	79.5 years

Businesses in zip code 81140

• Ace Hardware: 1
• U-Haul: 1