Kit Carson County, Colorado

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Key figures

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,023	5,862,189	334,922,499	2736th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$70,259	$95,470	$80,734	1181st of 3,221
Median Age	39.5	37.7	38.9	2250th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.4%	45.7%	35.7%	1928th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,500	$539,400	$332,700	989th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$973	$1,761	$1,413	1083rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%	2462nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.4%	4.6%	5.2%	2799th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	3.3	56.6	n/a	2956th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.9%	9.8%	14.1%	674th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.2	n/a	n/a	1399th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	72.6%	66.2%	65.2%	1920th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	16.9	25.2	26.4	2928th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.9%	21.0%	15.1%	1221st of 3,222
Uninsured	13.5%	n/a	n/a	939th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.8%	48.3%	46.9%	725th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.4%	n/a	n/a	628th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	74.9%	64.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20.2%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	3.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	3.2%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	39.7	52.5	61.4

Age in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Median Age	39.5	37.7	38.9
Under 18 %	26.1%	21.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	15.7%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.1%	14.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.9%	23.9%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	15.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Households	2,896	2,374,218	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	63.3%	61.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.2%	28.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.5%	13.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.2%	28.6%	28.7%
Never Married	20.5%	33.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,926	$52,636	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.6%	11.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.3%	14.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	19.2%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.2%	17.0%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.8%	9.4%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	31.1%	22.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.5%	8.5%	n/a

Housing in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Housing Units	3,428	2,589,053	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.5%	61.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.2%	22.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.5%	8.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,970.0	1,988.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	27.4%	33.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.6%	31.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,185	$2,602	n/a

Education in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Less than High School	8.9%	7.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.3%	19.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	40.4%	27.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.1%	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.3%	68.6%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.1%	65.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	60.3%	26.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.9%	5.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Kit Carson County, Colorado

Statistic	Kit Carson County, Colorado	Colorado	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.1%	41.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	4.7%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.1%	5.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.7%	83.8%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	14.8%	11.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.4%	12.7%	16.7%

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