2022 population: 6,961 ( 1,309 from 2010 , 125 from 2020)
Land area: 2160.8 square miles
Population density: 3.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,358	76.97%	15.2%
Black:	50	0.72%	77.0%
Indian:	50	0.72%	4.2%
Asian:	53	0.76%	32.5%
2+ races:	118	1.70%	73.5%
Hispanic:	1,332	19.14%	15.4%

Total non-White:	1,603	23.03%	17.8%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	197	13.9
Deaths:	220	15.5
Net Migration:	-101	-7.1
Net Immigration:	4	0.3

Change in White population:	-962	-11.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	-347	-4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,270
6,320	76.42%
217	2.62%
48	0.58%
40	0.48%
68	0.82%
1,574	19.03%
1,950	23.58%

2000
8,011
6,678	83.36%
136	1.70%
36	0.45%
29	0.36%
33	0.41%
1,095	13.67%
1,333	16.64%

1990
7,140
6,570	92.02%
36	0.50%
18	0.25%
6	0.08%
n/a
510	7.14%
570	7.98%

1980
7,599
7,195	94.68%
7	0.09%
33	0.43%
3	0.04%
n/a
343	4.51%
404	5.32%

1970
7,530
7,062	93.78%
0	0.00%
12	0.16%
1	0.01%
n/a
455	6.04%
468	6.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
874	10.9
697	8.7
35	0.4
211	2.6

-358	-4.5
617	7.7

Number	Rate
1990's
892	12.5
700	9.8
18	0.3
64	0.9

108	1.5
763	10.7

Number	Rate
1980's
1,253	16.5
711	9.4
-968	-12.7
n/a

-625	-8.2
166	2.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-711	-9.4
n/a

133	1.8
-64	-0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Kit Carson County, CO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
1,811	26.0%
5,150	74.0%
1,409	20.2%

2,979
2.32

1,931	64.8%
1,516	78.5%
184	9.5%
1,048	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
1,839	22.2%
6,431	77.8%
1,322	16.0%

3,038
2.37

1,955	64.4%
1,578	80.7%
156	8.0%
1,083	35.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
2,146	26.8%
5,865	73.2%
1,190	14.9%

3,000
2.49

2,108	70.3%
1,820	86.3%
114	5.4%
892	29.7%

1990
Number	Percent
35.0
2,117	29.6%
5,023	70.4%
1,151	16.1%

2,786
2.54

2,041	73.3%
1,799	88.1%
132	6.5%
745	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
31.2
2,316	30.5%
5,283	69.5%
1,047	13.8%

2,814
2.69

2,168	77.0%
1,980	91.3%
72	3.3%
646	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Kit Carson County, CO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32	1.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	130	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	226	7.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	128	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	98	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	172	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	132	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	131	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	129	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	324	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	368	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	330	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	351	11.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	105	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	163	5.5%
$200,000 or more	160	5.4%

Median Household Income	58,992
Per Capita Income	36,039

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	79
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	139	4.7%
Public Assistance	59	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	281	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,545	78.4%
Unemployed	72	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,617	80.6%
Not in Labor Force	631	19.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,312	870	60.1%
Non-Profit	42	111	27.5%
Self-Employed	292	157	65.0%

Local Government	228	249	47.8%
State Government	62	127	32.8%
Federal Government	5	64	7.2%

Total Private + Self	1,604	1,027	61.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	337	551	38.0%
Total	1,941	1,578	55.2%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	639	17.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	742	20.8%
Professional, Technical	561	15.7%
Service Occupations	613	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	261	7.3%
All others	1,009	28.3%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	628	17.6%
Retail trade	416	11.7%
Health care and social assistance	361	10.1%
Educational services	323	9.1%
Construction	293	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	221	6.2%
Public administration	192	5.4%
Manufacturing	157	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	140	3.9%
Other services	134	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	130	3.6%
Wholesale trade	125	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	91	2.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	89	2.5%
Utilities	82	2.3%
Finance and insurance	82	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	51	1.4%
Information	47	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,264	17.96%
Puerto Rican	10	0.14%
Cuban	4	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.13%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	9	0.13%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	46	0.65%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	7	0.10%
Filipino	5	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,673	86.3%
Spanish	875	13.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.1%
Other Asian	6	0.1%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%
Tagalog	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,899	27.0%
English	549	7.8%
Irish	540	7.7%
American	452	6.4%
Italian	189	2.7%
French	133	1.9%
Polish	110	1.6%
Scottish	97	1.4%
Norwegian	93	1.3%
Swedish	76	1.1%
Dutch	73	1.0%
European	69	1.0%
British	59	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	54	0.8%
Czech	50	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,698	95.2%
Not a citizen	341	4.8%

Native	6,502	92.4%
Foreign-born	537	7.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
236	4.9%	352	7.3%	1,432	29.8%	1,912	39.8%	578	12.0%	288	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	236	4.9%
9-12 Years	352	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,432	29.8%
Some College	1,912	39.8%
Bach. Degree	578	12.0%
Grad Degree	288	6.0%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,336	3,296	40	1.2%	5.1%
1991	3,242	3,170	72	2.2%	5.3%
1992	3,262	3,114	148	4.5%	6.1%
1993	3,268	3,145	123	3.8%	5.4%
1994	3,315	3,221	94	2.8%	4.2%
1995	3,436	3,335	101	2.9%	4.0%
1996	3,533	3,409	124	3.5%	4.2%
1997	3,578	3,490	88	2.5%	3.4%
1998	3,751	3,664	87	2.3%	3.6%
1999	3,775	3,689	86	2.3%	3.0%

2000	3,843	3,746	97	2.5%	2.7%
2001	4,315	4,209	106	2.5%	3.8%
2002	4,534	4,388	146	3.2%	5.7%
2003	4,247	4,061	186	4.4%	6.1%
2004	4,310	4,158	152	3.5%	5.6%
2005	4,354	4,205	149	3.4%	5.1%
2006	4,517	4,382	135	3.0%	4.2%
2007	4,514	4,394	120	2.7%	3.7%
2008	4,375	4,228	147	3.4%	4.9%
2009	4,859	4,653	206	4.2%	7.9%

2010	4,368	4,158	210	4.8%	9.2%
2011	4,250	4,042	208	4.9%	8.7%
2012	4,214	4,025	189	4.5%	8.0%
2013	4,082	3,924	158	3.9%	6.7%
2014	4,311	4,180	131	3.0%	5.0%
2015	4,322	4,222	100	2.3%	3.7%
2016	4,540	4,448	92	2.0%	3.1%
2017	4,372	4,302	70	1.6%	2.6%
2018	4,282	4,200	82	1.9%	3.0%
2019	4,317	4,248	69	1.6%	2.7%

2020	4,249	4,130	119	2.8%	7.3%
2021	4,074	3,944	130	3.2%	5.4%
2022	4,116	4,036	80	1.9%	3.0%
2023	4,125	4,049	76	1.8%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,430
Median Value	$182,700

Occupied	2,979	86.9%
Vacant	451	13.1%

Owned	2,004	67.3%
Rented	975	32.7%
Median Rent	$931

Single-Family Units	2,690	78.4%
Detached	2,625	76.5%
Attached	65	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	199	5.8%
Mobile Homes	447	13.0%

Kit Carson County, CO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kit Carson County, CO

2022 Housing Data for Kit Carson County, CO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kit Carson County, CO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kit Carson County, CO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kit Carson County, CO

Historical Labor Force Data for Kit Carson County, CO