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La Junta, CO vs Gallup, NM

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- Gallup is 0% more densely populated than La Junta.
- People are 11.3% less likely to be married in Gallup.
- The Median Age is 3.8 years younger in Gallup.
 La Junta, COGallup, NMUnited States
 Population  Unlock21,901329,725,481
 Female Population52.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.538.4
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 Population - 20107,087  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock20,209285,036,114
 Population - 19907,637  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-10.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,095.693.4
 Land Area3.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 La Junta, COGallup, NMUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.3%1.9%
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 Race
 La Junta, COGallup, NMUnited States
 White44.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.4%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock44.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock31.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 La Junta, COGallup, NMUnited States
 Married Population45.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated5.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.0%10.8%
 Widowed8.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.922.60
 Households3,190  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,89680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,482  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for La Junta    4 Reviews

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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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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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 Gallup    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have lived in Gallup for over 20 years and find this area very interesting. The tourist just blowing through see the vagrants & general run-down appearance, turn up  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gallup NM has great places to hike around and minimal cultural diversity. I found most of the white folk ( I am caucasion) to be super red neck.. I am having a hard time  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have to argue with the so called statistics. There are 3 kinds of lies and this is one of them in my view. I am/was an ER nurse and we see the worst a society has to  More

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