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Kit Carson County, CO

7,015 Population
2,160.8 square miles 3.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Colorado: 37.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$37,807 ±$4,798 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Colorado: $50,489 ±$291
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$59,810 ±$7,425 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Colorado: $92,470 ±$483
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

9.1% ±2.3% (633  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 9.4% 534,188 (±0.2% / ±8,960)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

16.2 minutes ±1.6 (49,640  ±5,819) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Colorado: 25.5 62,864,504 (±0.1 / ±390,290)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,914 ±134 Number of households
  • Colorado: 2,325,576 ±4,759
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.4 ±0.1 (6,895  ±11) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Colorado: 2.5 5,687,919
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

12% ±5.5% (168  ±78) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Colorado: 4.8% 67,887 (±0.2% / ±2,375)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,426 ±16 Number of housing units
  • Colorado: 2,545,124 ±462
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$221,400 ±$23,435 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Colorado: $502,200 ±$2,298
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

14.6% ±3.5% (1,003  ±238.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 16.6% 956,271 (±0.2% / ±12,925.7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89% ±6.5% (4,199  ±311.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 92.8% 3,746,088 (±0.4% / ±14,617.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.4% ±2.8% (870  ±131.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Colorado: 44.7% 1,806,355 (±0.2% / ±9,538.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.9% (486  ±160) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 556,591
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.5% ±1.8% (388  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 7.7% 348,913 (±0.1% / ±3,930)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
388 Total veterans ±93 327 Male ±77 61 Female ±53

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