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La Junta, CO vs Alamosa, CO

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- Alamosa is 0% more densely populated than La Junta.
- People are 21.1% less likely to be married in Alamosa.
- The Median Age is 9.6 years younger in Alamosa.
 La Junta, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,704329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock28.738.4
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 Population - 20107,087  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,960285,036,114
 Population - 19907,637  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-10.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,304.093.4
 Land Area3.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 La Junta, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock9.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 La Junta, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.8%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock56.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 La Junta, COAlamosa, COUnited States
 Married Population45.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock63.8%50.2%
 Never Married32.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.5%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households3,190  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,00980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for La Junta    4 Reviews
Conrad · La Junta, CO
City of La Junta is not for any age.
Over 6 years ago

I've lived in La Junta CO for about 12 years and to be honest with you I have lived in a lot of palaces but by far this town is the worst! La Junta CO has nothing to  More

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Jodie · La Junta, CO
Living in La Junta
Over 6 years ago

I've lived here a lil' over 2 years. The people are very friendly, and the cost of living is low. However, the choices for a lot of things are very minimal. Only 2  More

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Karlyn · La Junta, CO
Amazed almost every day
Over 15 years ago

I'm amazed every day at the friendliness and cheerfulness of the people in La Junta, Colorado. This town offers the kind of old-fashioned atmosphere captured by Norman  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews
Kimber · Blanca, CO
Crawling with drug addicts!
Over 4 years ago

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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Catharine · Alamosa, CO
A good place to retire and live like a hermit, but
Over 10 years ago

If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Troy · Fountain, CO
Alamosa Sucks
Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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