Antonito vs La Jara

A side-by-side comparison of Antonito and La Jara: population, income, housing, and more.

Antonito and La Jara are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Antonito has the higher population (681 vs 593 in La Jara). La Jara has the higher median household income ($39,630 vs $29,583 in Antonito). La Jara has the higher median home value ($134,400 vs $81,300 in Antonito).

Population, income & housing

	Antonito	La Jara
Population	681	593
Median age	45.5 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$29,583	$39,630
Median home value	$81,300	$134,400
Median gross rent	$631	$692
Housing units	432	294
Homeownership rate	70.0%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	16.4%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Antonito	La Jara
Population	656 → 681 (+3.8%)	817 → 593 (-27.4%)
Median household income	$20,268 → $29,583 (+46.0%)	$36,563 → $39,630 (+8.4%)
Median home value	$84,700 → $81,300 (-4.0%)	$113,500 → $134,400 (+18.4%)
Median gross rent	$507 → $631 (+24.5%)	$711 → $692 (-2.7%)

Antonito

Population

656681

Median household income

$20,268$29,583

Median home value

$84,700$81,300

Median gross rent

$507$631

La Jara

Population

817593

Median household income

$36,563$39,630

Median home value

$113,500$134,400

Median gross rent

$711$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Antonito	La Jara
Under 5	4.6%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.3%	22.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	14.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	3.7%	11.6%
55 to 64	22.0%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.9%	8.9%
75 and over	7.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Antonito	La Jara
White (non-Hispanic)	7.8%	32.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	92.2%	65.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Antonito	La Jara
No high school diploma	6.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	49.8%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Antonito	La Jara
Drove alone	71.5%	59.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	21.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	15.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Antonito	La Jara
1-unit, detached	84.3%	77.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	9.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Antonito	La Jara
Poverty rate	27.6%	28.2%
Average household size	1.84	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	22	14
Median year structure built	1962	1974