Columbine vs Ken Caryl

A side-by-side comparison of Columbine and Ken Caryl: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbine and Ken Caryl are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ken Caryl has the higher population (33,407 vs 25,681 in Columbine). Columbine has the higher median household income ($129,480 vs $116,838 in Ken Caryl). Columbine has the higher median home value ($590,600 vs $565,700 in Ken Caryl).

Population, income & housing

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
Population	25,681	33,407
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$129,480	$116,838
Median home value	$590,600	$565,700
Median gross rent	$2,391	$1,950
Housing units	9,849	13,844
Homeownership rate	90.1%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.1%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
Population	25,332 → 25,681 (+1.4%)	34,040 → 33,407 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$101,731 → $129,480 (+27.3%)	$93,856 → $116,838 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$402,700 → $590,600 (+46.7%)	$370,600 → $565,700 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,871 → $2,391 (+27.8%)	$1,552 → $1,950 (+25.6%)

Columbine

Population

25,33225,681

Median household income

$101,731$129,480

Median home value

$402,700$590,600

Median gross rent

$1,871$2,391

Ken Caryl

Population

34,04033,407

Median household income

$93,856$116,838

Median home value

$370,600$565,700

Median gross rent

$1,552$1,950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	16.1%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.4%	11.0%
75 and over	7.4%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
White (non-Hispanic)	83.8%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
No high school diploma	3.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	16.9%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.6%	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.4%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
Drove alone	71.0%	65.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	7.0%
Public transit	0.7%	1.1%
Walked	0.8%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.2%
Worked from home	20.4%	23.6%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
1-unit, detached	79.1%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	10.2%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	10.4%
20 or more units	3.5%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Columbine	Ken Caryl
Poverty rate	5.3%	3.4%
Average household size	2.66	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1976	1987