Kit Carson

Population: 210
Median household income: $57,273
Median home value: $153,100

Kit Carson is a community in Cheyenne County, Colorado, home to 210 residents. At $57,273, its median household income sits below Cheyenne County's $67,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kit Carson's population declined 32.3% from 310 to 210, while its median home value rose 157.7% from $59,400 to $153,100.

The typical home was built around 1978. 1.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 210
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,273
Median home value: $153,100
Median gross rent: $621
Housing units: 154
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

310210

Median household income

$49,091$57,273

Median home value

$59,400$153,100

Median gross rent

$632$621

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	310	$49,091	$59,400	$632
2020	363	$62,500	$111,300	$442
2021	254	$51,667	$105,600	$563
2022	228	$54,792	$129,200	$488
2023	210	$57,273	$153,100	$621

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4419.0%

45 to 544.3%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	2.9%
5 to 17	37	17.6%
18 to 24	16	7.6%
25 to 34	36	17.1%
35 to 44	40	19.0%
45 to 54	9	4.3%
55 to 64	24	11.4%
65 to 74	35	16.7%
75 and over	7	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	180	85.7%
Black or African American	9	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	2.9%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate16.6%

Some college or associate's54.3%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	5.3%
High school graduate	25	16.6%
Some college or associate's	82	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	18	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	18	11.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone92.2%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	106	92.2%
Carpooled	5	4.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	37	32.7%
15 to 29 min	24	21.2%
30 to 44 min	51	45.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	1	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 1.5% (3 of 201)

	Count	Share
Family households	67	67.0%
Nonfamily households	33	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	100	64.9%
Vacant	54	35.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73	73.0%
Renter-occupied	27	27.0%

1-unit, detached83.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	128	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0841010
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7628, -102.7955