Cheyenne Wells vs Kit Carson

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

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

Cheyenne Wells has the higher population (949 vs 210 in Kit Carson). Cheyenne Wells has the higher median household income ($61,705 vs $57,273 in Kit Carson). Cheyenne Wells has the higher median home value ($159,800 vs $153,100 in Kit Carson).

Population, income & housing

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
Population	949	210
Median age	46.5 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,705	$57,273
Median home value	$159,800	$153,100
Median gross rent	$867	$621
Housing units	509	154
Homeownership rate	69.6%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.9%	23.8%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
Population	990 → 949 (-4.1%)	310 → 210 (-32.3%)
Median household income	$45,917 → $61,705 (+34.4%)	$49,091 → $57,273 (+16.7%)
Median home value	$125,500 → $159,800 (+27.3%)	$59,400 → $153,100 (+157.7%)
Median gross rent	$467 → $867 (+85.7%)	$632 → $621 (-1.7%)

Cheyenne Wells

Population

990949

Median household income

$45,917$61,705

Median home value

$125,500$159,800

Median gross rent

$467$867

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)

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
Under 5	3.3%	2.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.5%	17.1%
35 to 44	15.0%	19.0%
45 to 54	9.8%	4.3%
55 to 64	20.2%	11.4%
65 to 74	14.2%	16.7%
75 and over	6.7%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	85.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.9%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.8%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	12.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
No high school diploma	11.7%	5.3%
High school graduate	27.6%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	34.8%	54.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	11.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
Drove alone	87.6%	92.2%
Carpooled	5.3%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
1-unit, detached	85.7%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	Cheyenne Wells	Kit Carson
Poverty rate	11.6%	1.5%
Average household size	2.10	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	13	20
Median year structure built	1970	1978