Fowler vs La Junta Gardens

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

Fowler 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.

Fowler has the higher population (1,101 vs 122 in La Junta Gardens). La Junta Gardens has the higher median household income ($81,136 vs $42,083 in Fowler). La Junta Gardens has the higher median home value ($229,000 vs $141,300 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
Population	1,101	122
Median age	54.8 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,083	$81,136
Median home value	$141,300	$229,000
Median gross rent	$823	—
Housing units	702	94
Homeownership rate	67.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
Population	1,229 → 1,101 (-10.4%)	119 → 122 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$34,609 → $42,083 (+21.6%)	$120,365 → $81,136 (-32.6%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $141,300 (+60.8%)	$162,500 → $229,000 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $823 (+10.9%)	—

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 Gardens

Population

119122

Median household income

$120,365$81,136

Median home value

$162,500$229,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
Under 5	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	19.7%
35 to 44	7.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	73.8%
65 to 74	22.4%	6.6%
75 and over	14.4%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	36.1%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	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	0.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	63.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
No high school diploma	3.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	39.4%	3.3%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
Drove alone	78.5%	83.3%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
1-unit, detached	81.8%	18.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	81.9%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	La Junta Gardens
Poverty rate	22.0%	0.0%
Average household size	1.77	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	27	—
Median year structure built	1956	1986