Kit Carson County, Colorado

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,015
Median household income: $59,810
Median home value: $221,400

Kit Carson County is a county in Colorado with a population of 7,015. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $59,810 is below the Colorado median ($92,470).

From 2019 to 2023, Kit Carson County's population declined 5.8% from 7,447 to 7,015, while its median household income rose 21.2% from $49,349 to $59,810.

18.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 68.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,015
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $59,810
Median home value: $221,400
Median gross rent: $916
Housing units: 3,426
Homeownership rate: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,4477,015

Median household income

$49,349$59,810

Median home value

$122,400$221,400

Median gross rent

$736$916

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,447	$49,349	$122,400	$736
2020	7,246	$50,411	$127,800	$803
2021	7,071	$52,917	$161,100	$790
2022	7,039	$58,992	$182,700	$931
2023	7,015	$59,810	$221,400	$916

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	448	6.4%
5 to 17	1,368	19.5%
18 to 24	480	6.8%
25 to 34	814	11.6%
35 to 44	934	13.3%
45 to 54	641	9.1%
55 to 64	936	13.3%
65 to 74	779	11.1%
75 and over	615	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,305	75.6%
Black or African American	4	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	41	0.6%
Asian	23	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.1%
Two or more races	253	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,383	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's39.9%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	520	11.0%
High school graduate	1,444	30.6%
Some college or associate's	1,885	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	618	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	252	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,657	79.1%
Carpooled	232	6.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	154	4.6%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	291	8.7%
Other means	22	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,801	58.7%
15 to 29 min	748	24.4%
30 to 44 min	336	11.0%
45 to 59 min	40	1.3%
60+ min	143	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 9.1% (633 of 6,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,822	62.5%
Nonfamily households	1,092	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,914	85.1%
Vacant	512	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,990	68.3%
Renter-occupied	924	31.7%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other10.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,695	78.7%
1-unit, attached	57	1.7%
2 to 4 units	88	2.6%
5 to 19 units	205	6.0%
20 or more units	40	1.2%
Mobile home & other	341	10.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 08063
State: Colorado
Land area: 2,161 sq mi
Water area: 0.87 sq mi
Center point: 39.3053, -102.6030