County population in 2014: 8,072 (51% urban, 49% rural); it was 8,011 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,109 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,051 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,156 Renter-occupied apartments: 878 (it was 834 in 2000)
% of renters here:
28%
State:
34%
Land area: 2161 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 4 people per square mile (very low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Kit Carson County: 91.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $894 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $733 (0.6%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 16.4%
(11.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 49.4% for other race residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.9%
Kit Carson County:
14.9%
Colorado:
11.5%
(10.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 33.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 35.2% for other race residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 39 years old
(Males: 38 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 46 years old, Black residents: 37 years old, American Indian residents: 46 years old, Asian residents: 48 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28 years old, Other race residents: 16 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kit Carson 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: 204 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 464 (23% naturalized citizens)
Kit Carson County:
5.8%
Whole state:
8.6%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 200
1990 to 1994: 75
1985 to 1989: 36
1980 to 1984: 21
1975 to 1979: 59
1970 to 1974: 21
1970 to 1974: 13
1965 to 1969: 39
Note: State values scaled to Kit Carson County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 14.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 93.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,604
One, attached: 35
Two: 38
3 or 4: 53
5 to 9: 74
10 to 19: 70
20 or more: 42
Mobile homes: 503
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Housing units in Kit Carson County with a mortgage: 772 (65 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 571
Here:
57.5% with mortgage
State:
79.2% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Kit Carson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
1,879
18
Mainline Protestant
1,229
6
Catholic
1,031
3
Other
354
2
None
3,777
-
Kit Carson 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: 7
Kit Carson County:
8.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Kit Carson County:
5.06 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
This county:
8.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Kit Carson County:
6.3%
Colorado:
5.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Kit Carson County:
24.0%
State:
18.4%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
9.3%
State:
9.6%
Agriculture in Kit Carson County:
Average size of farms: 1840 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $303,177 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $128.36 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.36% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $320,626 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.21% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 42.86% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $162,267 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.45% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.52 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.55% Corn for grain: 91244 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 176472 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1971 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Kit Carson County-area historical earthquake activity is below Colorado state average. It is 4% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 264.6 miles away from Kit Carson County center 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) earthquake occurred 205.6 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 201.7 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 188.3 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 220.1 miles away from Kit Carson County center On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 121.1 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 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 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 Kit Carson County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2 Emergencies Declared: 2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (4%)
Transportation occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
Management occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Healthcare support occupations (6%)
Education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Personal care and service occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (92%)
Korea (2%)
Canada (2%)
United Kingdom (1%)
Germany (1%)
Russia (1%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (1%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kit Carson County (%):
German (36%)
United States or American (13%)
English (9%)
Irish (6%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Norwegian (2%)
Swedish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 2,612 (72%)
Carpooled: 448 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 227 (6%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 293 (8%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Kit Carson County, Colorado in 2000:
449 people in other types of correctional institutions
42 people in nursing homes
14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in other group homes
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Kit Carson County, Colorado in 2010:
997 people in state prisons
37 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
20 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
15 people in group homes intended for adults
6 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $48,616.
7.23% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,878 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.23%
Colorado average:
9.68%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.02% relocated from other counties in Colorado ($18,704 average AGI)
3.21% relocated from other states ($15,168 average AGI)
Kit Carson County:
3.21%
Colorado average:
4.25%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
7.09% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,880 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.09%
Colorado average:
9.12%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.99% relocated to other counties in Colorado ($17,292 average AGI)
3.10% relocated to other states ($14,583 average AGI)
Kit Carson County:
3.10%
Colorado average:
3.65%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Kit Carson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,370 (1,236 aged, 134 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 303 (18%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kit Carson County, Colorado in 1999 - 2014:
1,722 married couples with children.
319 single-parent households (96 men, 223 women).
86.8% of residents of Kit Carson County speak English at home.
11.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $94,844,000 ($12,281 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $577,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,586,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,710,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $51,037,000 Federal grants: $14,290,000 Federal procurement contracts: $581,000 ($18,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $2,640,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $948,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,314,000 Federal Government insurance: $69,666,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 449
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
76 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 372
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
32 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +153
Here:
+20 per 1000 residents
State:
+24 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -586
Here:
-77 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Kit Carson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.73 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
3.9
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 25
2000 to 2009: 272
1990 to 1999: 380
1980 to 1989: 384
1970 to 1979: 748
1960 to 1969: 494
1950 to 1959: 341
1940 to 1949: 243
1939 or earlier: 620
Note: State values scaled to Kit Carson population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Kit Carson County, Colorado
Note: State values scaled to Kit Carson County population
no vehicle: 47
1 vehicle: 445
2 vehicles: 930
3 vehicles: 454
4 vehicles: 194
5+ vehicles: 86
no vehicle: 156
1 vehicle: 332
2 vehicles: 222
3 vehicles: 79
4 vehicles: 32
5+ vehicles: 13
59% of Kit Carson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Colorado.
Kit Carson County:
58.7%
State average:
45.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,493
Northeast: 85
Midwest: 1,743
South: 600
West: 606
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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