Dakota Ridge vs Ken Caryl

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

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

Dakota Ridge has the higher population (34,159 vs 33,407 in Ken Caryl). Dakota Ridge has the higher median household income ($120,368 vs $116,838 in Ken Caryl). Dakota Ridge has the higher median home value ($570,400 vs $565,700 in Ken Caryl).

Population, income & housing

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
Population	34,159	33,407
Median age	40.7 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$120,368	$116,838
Median home value	$570,400	$565,700
Median gross rent	$2,103	$1,950
Housing units	13,488	13,844
Homeownership rate	82.8%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.8%	49.8%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
Population	34,659 → 34,159 (-1.4%)	34,040 → 33,407 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$100,438 → $120,368 (+19.8%)	$93,856 → $116,838 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$373,400 → $570,400 (+52.8%)	$370,600 → $565,700 (+52.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,626 → $2,103 (+29.3%)	$1,552 → $1,950 (+25.6%)

Dakota Ridge

Population

34,65934,159

Median household income

$100,438$120,368

Median home value

$373,400$570,400

Median gross rent

$1,626$2,103

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)

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
Under 5	4.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	11.9%
35 to 44	14.4%	16.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.5%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	11.0%
75 and over	4.5%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	80.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.8%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.3%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
No high school diploma	3.3%	2.8%
High school graduate	18.3%	15.9%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	32.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
Drove alone	70.5%	65.6%
Carpooled	5.4%	7.0%
Public transit	1.5%	1.1%
Walked	0.4%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	1.2%
Worked from home	20.3%	23.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
1-unit, detached	81.3%	63.7%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	18.6%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	10.4%
20 or more units	5.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Dakota Ridge	Ken Caryl
Poverty rate	4.1%	3.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	1988	1987