Jemez Springs vs La Jara

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

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

Jemez Springs has the higher population (318 vs 163 in La Jara). Since 2019, Jemez Springs's population has grown faster (+11.6% vs -49.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
Population	318	163
Median age	56.4 yrs	71.2 yrs
Median household income	$97,500	—
Median home value	$285,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,167	—
Housing units	205	175
Homeownership rate	90.8%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	9.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
Population	285 → 318 (+11.6%)	325 → 163 (-49.8%)
Median household income	$92,000 → $97,500 (+6.0%)	—
Median home value	$311,100 → $285,300 (-8.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,167 (+1.5%)	—

Jemez Springs

Population

285318

Median household income

$92,000$97,500

Median home value

$311,100$285,300

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,167

La Jara

Population

325163

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	3.5%	0.0%
18 to 24	6.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	1.6%	16.0%
35 to 44	7.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	17.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	33.6%	0.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	77.3%
75 and over	16.0%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	35.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	16.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	31.8%	48.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
No high school diploma	2.9%	16.0%
High school graduate	19.8%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.1%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
Drove alone	57.2%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
1-unit, detached	74.1%	46.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	53.7%

Poverty & households

	Jemez Springs	La Jara
Poverty rate	18.6%	60.7%
Average household size	2.16	1.70
Mean commute (minutes)	18	—
Median year structure built	1978	1984