Ken Caryl is a city of 33,233 people in Colorado. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. Few US cities rank higher on income. This is an unusually credentialed place: 50% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $600,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. There are 3,380 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,269, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
50% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 81%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ken Caryl
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$222,966 → $600,300(+169%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age29.3 → 41.8(+12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share91.5% → 78.8%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Ken Caryl's population equals 5.7% of Jefferson County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.9% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)23.8%(436)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.7%(416)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.1%(808)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(62)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,831 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ken Caryl, decade by decade
Ken Caryl population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,391
$112,554
$222,966
36.6%
19.8
2000
30,887
$127,611
$332,452
39.3%
24.8
2010
32,438
$121,060
$356,909
41.9%
32.5
2020
33,811
$117,985
$499,118
46.9%
45.2
2024
33,233
$118,269
$600,300
50.4%
44.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
