Kit Carson County, CO Demographic Data
Kit Carson County, CO Summary
Kit Carson County is located in Colorado
- Population: 8,210
- Area: 2,161.69 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2,160.82 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.87 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 4,409.45 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kit Carson County, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,492
43%
50.8
Male
4,682
57%
49.2
Total Population
8,174
323,128,000
Kit Carson County, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
499
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
483
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
515
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
447
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
417
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,127
13.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,149
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,114
13.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
498
6.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
519
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
747
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
440
5.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
219
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,382
78.1%
77.2
Female
2,673
41.9%
51.3
Male
3,709
58.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,184
75.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,754
21.5%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,406
17.2%
15.2
Female
748
53.2%
55.8
Male
658
46.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Kit Carson County, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,108
99.2%
96.8
White
7,538
92.2%
72.6
Black or African American
306
3.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
28
0.3%
0.8
Asian
18
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
3
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
6
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
29
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
10
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
19
0.2%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
189
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
66
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,589
19.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,330
16.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
45
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
214
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,585
80.6%
82.2
Kit Carson County, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
451
7.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
506
8.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,212
38.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,403
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
437
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
540
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
264
4.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
957
16.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,856
83.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
804
13.8%
31.2
Kit Carson County, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,694
25.4%
33.7%
Now Married
3,848
57.6%
47.5
Divorced
568
8.5%
11.0%
Separated
89
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
478
7.2
5.8%
Kit Carson County, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,538
85.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,137
14.8%
21.6%
Spanish
1,010
13.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
117
1.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
10
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Kit Carson County, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
162
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
186
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
427
14.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
450
15.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
446
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
572
19.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
372
12.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
227
7.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
46
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
87
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
44,449
57,617
Per capita income
24,327
31,128
Kit Carson County, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
747
20.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
314
8.4%
9.8
Construction
242
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
794
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
106
2.9%
6.6
Information
45
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
121
3.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
140
3.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
106
2.9%
11.4
Public administration
267
7.2%
4.6
Retail trade
508
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
260
7.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
66
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
734
19.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,002
27.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
348
9.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
907
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
725
19.5%
18.1%
Kit Carson County, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,618
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,674
73.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
465
12.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
31
0.9%
5.1
Walked
145
4.0%
2.7
Other means
50
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
253
7.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
12.6
26.6
Kit Carson County, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
84
2.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
943
31.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,030
34.6%
37.1
3 or more
918
30.9%
21.0
Kit Carson County, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,975
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,070
69.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
905
30.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
527
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Kit Carson County, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,502
1 room
56
1.6%
2.4
2 rooms
21
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
129
3.7%
9.1
4 rooms
550
15.7%
16.5
5 rooms
919
26.2%
19.8
6 rooms
520
14.8%
17.8
7 rooms
342
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
307
8.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
658
18.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Kit Carson County, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,502
1-unit, detached
2,486
71.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
41
1.2%
5.9
2-units
87
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
137
3.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
71
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
57
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
64
1.8%
9.0
Mobile home
559
16.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kit Carson County, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
582
16.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
223
6.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
367
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
551
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
646
18.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
443
12.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
368
10.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
305
8.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
14
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3
0.1%
1.4%
Kit Carson County, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,985
66.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
494
16.6%
4.7
Electricity
443
14.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
11
0.4%
1.1
Kit Carson County, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
909
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
6
0.7%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
1.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
37
4.1%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
4.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
98
10.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
300
33.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
413
45.4%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
412
45.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
171
18.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
93
10.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
7.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
167
18.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kit Carson County, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
722
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
5
0.7%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
37
5.1%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
139
19.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
163
22.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
378
52.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
183
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
760
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
94
13.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
44
6.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
18.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
111
15.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
51
7.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
287
39.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
183
0.0%
0.0%
Kit Carson County, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,070
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
398
19.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
420
20.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
383
18.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
349
16.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
347
16.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
152
7.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
21
1.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
123,400
205,000