Kiowa County vs San Juan County

A side-by-side comparison of Kiowa County and San Juan County: population, income, housing, and more.

Kiowa County and San Juan County are counties in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kiowa County has the higher population (1,356 vs 690 in San Juan County). San Juan County has the higher median household income ($73,889 vs $56,389 in Kiowa County). San Juan County has the higher median home value ($406,900 vs $148,600 in Kiowa County).

Population, income & housing

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
Population	1,356	690
Median age	43.9 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,389	$73,889
Median home value	$148,600	$406,900
Median gross rent	$869	$1,076
Housing units	704	720
Homeownership rate	69.7%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
Population	1,489 → 1,356 (-8.9%)	589 → 690 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$41,731 → $56,389 (+35.1%)	$54,625 → $73,889 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$86,500 → $148,600 (+71.8%)	$322,400 → $406,900 (+26.2%)
Median gross rent	$750 → $869 (+15.9%)	$1,019 → $1,076 (+5.6%)

Kiowa County

Population

1,4891,356

Median household income

$41,731$56,389

Median home value

$86,500$148,600

Median gross rent

$750$869

San Juan County

Population

589690

Median household income

$54,625$73,889

Median home value

$322,400$406,900

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,076

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
Under 5	3.7%	2.8%
5 to 17	18.5%	8.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.7%
25 to 34	8.2%	18.4%
35 to 44	12.5%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.3%
55 to 64	18.4%	16.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	17.8%
75 and over	9.7%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	78.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
No high school diploma	9.1%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	28.8%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	29.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
Drove alone	78.3%	53.9%
Carpooled	12.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	2.4%	28.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
1-unit, detached	81.4%	61.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	1.1%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Kiowa County	San Juan County
Poverty rate	12.8%	16.8%
Average household size	2.30	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	16	15
Median year structure built	1961	1976