County population in 2016: 1,514 (all rural); it was 1,622 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 192 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 237 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 474 Renter-occupied apartments: 190 (it was 191 in 2000)
% of renters here:
29%
State:
34%
Land area: 1771 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 1 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kiowa County: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Estimated median household income in 2016: $40,328 ($30,494 in 1999)
This county:
$40,328
Colorado:
$65,685
Median contract rent in 2016 for apartments: $455 (lower quartile is $351, upper quartile is $594)
This county:
$455
State:
$1057
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $98,202 (it was $52,100 in 2000)
Kiowa:
$98,202
Colorado:
$314,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,000 - $163,593 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $914 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $394
Institutionalized population: 14
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $606 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $505 (0.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 9.7%
Kiowa County:
9.7%
Colorado:
11.0%
(9.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 41.0 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.5 years old, American Indian residents: 50.8 years old, Asian residents: 18.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 17.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kiowa County is $424 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Current college students: 49 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.6% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 10 (20.1% naturalized citizens)
Kiowa County:
0.7%
Whole state:
9.8%
Note: State values scaled to Kiowa County population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
31990 to 1999
21980 to 1989
161970 to 1979
2Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 619
One, attached: 7
Two: 21
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 3
20 or more: 13
Mobile homes: 140
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Kiowa County with a mortgage: 166 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 288
Here:
36.6% with mortgage
State:
71.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kiowa County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,356
5
Mainline Protestant
255
3
Other
1
-
None
-
-
Kiowa County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Kiowa County:
7.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Kiowa County:
15.02 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 1
This county:
7.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kiowa County:
7.4%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kiowa County:
18.6%
State:
18.4%
Agriculture in Kiowa County:
Average size of farms: 2512 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $53,178 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,586 Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $120,007 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.43% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 1.81 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.04% Corn for grain: 1440 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 28612 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Kiowa County-area historical earthquake activity is below Colorado state average. It is 11% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 157.4 miles away from Kiowa County center On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 313.4 miles away from the county center On 1/3/2007 at 14:34:38, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.4 MW, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 156.1 miles away from the county center On 9/5/2001 at 10:52:07, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 141.0 miles away from the county center On 2/15/1974 at 13:33:49, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 172.0 miles away from Kiowa County center On 3/22/2004 at 12:09:56, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 163.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Colorado Snow, Incident Period: December 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3271: January 07, 2007, FEMA Id: 3271, Natural disaster type: Snow
Colorado Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3224: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3224, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Colorado Wildfires, Incident Period: April 23, 2002 to August 06, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1421: June 19, 2002, FEMA Id: 1421, Natural disaster type: Fire
Colorado Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 11, 2001 to April 22, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1374: May 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 1374, Natural disaster type: Storm
Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Landslides, Incident Period: April 29, 1999 to May 19, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1276: May 17, 1999, FEMA Id: 1276, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
Colorado Flooding, Incident Period: July 28, 1997 to August 12, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1186: August 01, 1997, FEMA Id: 1186, Natural disaster type: Flood
Colorado Drought, Incident Period: January 29, 1977, Emergency Declared EM-3025: January 29, 1977, FEMA Id: 3025, Natural disaster type: Drought
Colorado TORNADOES, SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 19, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-200: June 19, 1965, FEMA Id: 200, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Kiowa County (8) is smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5 Emergencies Declared: 3
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Healthcare support occupations (13%)
Management occupations (13%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Sales and related occupations (5%)
Mexico (100%)
England (0%)
Scotland (0%)
Ireland (0%)
Denmark (0%)
Norway (0%)
Sweden (0%)
German (38%)
English (11%)
Irish (9%)
American (9%)
Polish (3%)
Norwegian (1%)
Swedish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 509 (77.9%)
Carpooled: 21 (3.2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0.6%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (2.3%)
Bicycle: 7 (1.1%)
Walked: 48 (7.4%)
Worked at home: 51 (7.8%)
19 people in nursing homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
14 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,566.
7.03% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,029 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.03%
Colorado average:
9.68%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.22% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($22,400 average AGI)
2.81% relocated from other states ($10,629 average AGI)
Kiowa County:
2.81%
Colorado average:
4.25%
5.89% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.89%
Colorado average:
9.12%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.66% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($15,241 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($10,000 average AGI)
Kiowa County:
2.24%
Colorado average:
3.65%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 19.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 15.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kiowa County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 329 (300 aged, 29 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 44 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kiowa County, Colorado in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (17)
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (15)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (11)
Congestive heart failure (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,514
In family households: 1,289 (225 male householders, 182 female householders)
332 spouses, 467 children (418 natural, 20 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 192 (83 male householders (81 living alone)), 104 female householders (102 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 30
Size of family households: 215 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person.
279 married couples with children.
98 single-parent households (44 men, 54 women).
98.6% of residents of Kiowa speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,538,000 ($27,381 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $130,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $4,063,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $2,946,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $22,577,000 Federal grants: $8,694,000 Federal procurement contracts: $263,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $996,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,361,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,928,000 Federal Government insurance: $18,089,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 77
Here:
54 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 108
Here:
76 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: -4
Here:
-3 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -163
Here:
-115 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.15 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
7.1
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.7
State:
4.1
Note: State values scaled to Kiowa County population
02014 or later
12010 to 2013
772000 to 2009
971990 to 1999
801980 to 1989
1201970 to 1979
921960 to 1969
1081950 to 1959
741940 to 1949
1641939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kiowa County, Colorado
Note: State values scaled to Kiowa County population
20no vehicle
931 vehicle
1112 vehicles
1213 vehicles
604 vehicles
455+ vehicles
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8no vehicle
591 vehicle
712 vehicles
123 vehicles
04 vehicles
65+ vehicles
97.4% of Kiowa County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Colorado.
Kiowa County:
97.4%
State average:
81.5%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 968
Other state: 528
Northeast: 29
Midwest: 272
South: 93
West: 129
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Kiowa County
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