Arapahoe vs Kit Carson

A side-by-side comparison of Arapahoe and Kit Carson: population, income, housing, and more.

Arapahoe and Kit Carson are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kit Carson has the higher population (210 vs 43 in Arapahoe). Arapahoe has the higher median household income ($103,250 vs $57,273 in Kit Carson). Since 2019, Arapahoe's population has grown faster (-23.2% vs -32.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
Population	43	210
Median age	38.1 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$103,250	$57,273
Median home value	—	$153,100
Median gross rent	—	$621
Housing units	24	154
Homeownership rate	100.0%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.1%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
Population	56 → 43 (-23.2%)	310 → 210 (-32.3%)
Median household income	$90,781 → $103,250 (+13.7%)	$49,091 → $57,273 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$42,200 → $56,000 (+32.7%)	$59,400 → $153,100 (+157.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$632 → $621 (-1.7%)

Arapahoe

Population

5643

Median household income

$90,781$103,250

Median home value

$42,200$56,000

Kit Carson

Population

310210

Median household income

$49,091$57,273

Median home value

$59,400$153,100

Median gross rent

$632$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
Under 5	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 17	48.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.1%
35 to 44	32.6%	19.0%
45 to 54	11.6%	4.3%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	7.0%	16.7%
75 and over	0.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.9%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	22.7%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22.7%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
Drove alone	50.0%	92.2%
Carpooled	18.2%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.7%	1.7%
Other means	9.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
1-unit, detached	100.0%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Arapahoe	Kit Carson
Poverty rate	0.0%	1.5%
Average household size	2.87	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1964	1978