Fowler vs La Junta

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

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

La Junta has the higher population (7,211 vs 1,101 in Fowler). La Junta has the higher median household income ($54,253 vs $42,083 in Fowler). La Junta has the higher median home value ($180,700 vs $141,300 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	La Junta
Population	1,101	7,211
Median age	54.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,083	$54,253
Median home value	$141,300	$180,700
Median gross rent	$823	$709
Housing units	702	3,363
Homeownership rate	67.2%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	La Junta
Population	1,229 → 1,101 (-10.4%)	6,893 → 7,211 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$34,609 → $42,083 (+21.6%)	$39,567 → $54,253 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $141,300 (+60.8%)	$91,400 → $180,700 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $823 (+10.9%)	$688 → $709 (+3.1%)

Fowler

Population

1,2291,101

Median household income

$34,609$42,083

Median home value

$87,900$141,300

Median gross rent

$742$823

La Junta

Population

6,8937,211

Median household income

$39,567$54,253

Median home value

$91,400$180,700

Median gross rent

$688$709

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	La Junta
Under 5	5.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.2%	14.5%
18 to 24	3.2%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.2%
35 to 44	7.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.3%
65 to 74	22.4%	11.1%
75 and over	14.4%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	La Junta
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	49.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	La Junta
No high school diploma	3.0%	16.1%
High school graduate	39.4%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	35.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	La Junta
Drove alone	78.5%	78.4%
Carpooled	7.6%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	5.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	La Junta
1-unit, detached	81.8%	74.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	5.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	La Junta
Poverty rate	22.0%	26.0%
Average household size	1.77	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1956	1958