Kit Carson County vs Lake County

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

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

Lake County has the higher population (7,411 vs 7,015 in Kit Carson County). Lake County has the higher median household income ($93,655 vs $59,810 in Kit Carson County). Lake County has the higher median home value ($401,300 vs $221,400 in Kit Carson County).

Population, income & housing

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
Population	7,015	7,411
Median age	39.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,810	$93,655
Median home value	$221,400	$401,300
Median gross rent	$916	$1,599
Housing units	3,426	4,033
Homeownership rate	68.3%	76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	46.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
Population	7,447 → 7,015 (-5.8%)	7,751 → 7,411 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$49,349 → $59,810 (+21.2%)	$50,565 → $93,655 (+85.2%)
Median home value	$122,400 → $221,400 (+80.9%)	$232,100 → $401,300 (+72.9%)
Median gross rent	$736 → $916 (+24.5%)	$982 → $1,599 (+62.8%)

Kit Carson County

Population

7,4477,015

Median household income

$49,349$59,810

Median home value

$122,400$221,400

Median gross rent

$736$916

Lake County

Population

7,7517,411

Median household income

$50,565$93,655

Median home value

$232,100$401,300

Median gross rent

$982$1,599

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
Under 5	6.4%	4.8%
5 to 17	19.5%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.7%
25 to 34	11.6%	17.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	17.4%
45 to 54	9.1%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	9.2%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.8%
75 and over	8.8%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.6%	57.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	19.7%	35.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
No high school diploma	11.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	30.6%	22.5%
Some college or associate's	39.9%	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
Drove alone	79.1%	66.5%
Carpooled	6.9%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	4.8%
Worked from home	8.7%	6.6%
Other means	0.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Kit Carson County	Lake County
Poverty rate	9.1%	7.2%
Average household size	2.37	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1970	1971