Cheraw vs La Junta Gardens

A side-by-side comparison of Cheraw and La Junta Gardens: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Cheraw has the higher population (211 vs 122 in La Junta Gardens). La Junta Gardens has the higher median household income ($81,136 vs $38,542 in Cheraw). La Junta Gardens has the higher median home value ($229,000 vs $97,900 in Cheraw).

Population, income & housing

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
Population	211	122
Median age	48.8 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,542	$81,136
Median home value	$97,900	$229,000
Median gross rent	$1,022	—
Housing units	120	94
Homeownership rate	70.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
Population	234 → 211 (-9.8%)	119 → 122 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$46,875 → $38,542 (-17.8%)	$120,365 → $81,136 (-32.6%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $97,900 (+39.9%)	$162,500 → $229,000 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$400 → $1,022 (+155.5%)	—

Cheraw

Population

234211

Median household income

$46,875$38,542

Median home value

$70,000$97,900

Median gross rent

$400$1,022

La Junta Gardens

Population

119122

Median household income

$120,365$81,136

Median home value

$162,500$229,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
Under 5	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.7%	19.7%
35 to 44	19.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	3.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	17.5%	73.8%
65 to 74	21.3%	6.6%
75 and over	9.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	36.1%
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	8.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	63.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
No high school diploma	4.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	34.4%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	50.6%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
Drove alone	81.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
1-unit, detached	71.7%	18.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.0%	81.9%

Poverty & households

	Cheraw	La Junta Gardens
Poverty rate	15.2%	0.0%
Average household size	1.76	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	—
Median year structure built	1956	1986