CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Kersey

Colorado · 920 residents · 2.24 sq mi

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Kersey is a city of 920 people in Colorado. The population has fallen 34% since 2000. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $52,000. Renters pay $232 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 5.1%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 41%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

920

−34%vs 2000

vs 1,389 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

+1%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(67)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199%(83)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.4%(169)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.7%(144)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(89)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.6%(61)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.4%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.5%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(4)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,957

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,999

−39%vs 2000

vs $16,346 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.1%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,000

−41%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $115,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$232

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $327 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.5%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

32.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(1,074)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino20%(278)

Asian0.8%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(864)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino15.3%(141)

Asian1.3%(12)

Other4.8%(44)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican23.7%(252)

Central American4.6%(49)

Guatemalan4.6%(49)

Spaniard0.3%(3)

South American0.2%(2)

Ecuadorian0.2%(2)

Ancestry

German19.9%(212)

English12.4%(132)

American7.5%(80)

Irish4.8%(51)

Italian3%(32)

Swedish2.9%(31)

French2.8%(30)

Scottish2.2%(23)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(17)

Dutch1.2%(13)

Russian0.9%(10)

Danish0.8%(9)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Bulgarian0.3%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.3 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 17.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.7%(104)

Married61.9%(250)

Widowed1.7%(7)

Divorced10.6%(43)

Women 15+

Never married8.2%(36)

Married63.7%(281)

Widowed5.9%(26)

Divorced22.2%(98)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.5%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.5%

−13.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

+9.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.3%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

−12.3 ptssince 2020

from 65.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)29.2%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.3%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era58.3%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 24 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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