COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bent County vs Kiowa County
PLACE A
Bent County, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Kiowa County, Oklahoma
Bent County is 30% smaller than Kiowa County. Bent County earns more, with a median household income $5,217 higher.
BENT COUNTYKIOWA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,7168,181−30% vs Kiowa County
Population density48−4
Population growth-13.1%-9.9%−3.1 pts
Median age40.642.4−1.8
Male62.7%48.5%+14.2 pts
Female37.3%51.5%−14.2 pts
Foreign-born2.2%1.0%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%71.7%−18.0 pts
Black3.2%3.6%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino32.5%12.2%+20.3 pts
Asian0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Other9.7%12.0%−2.3 pts
Median household income$50,179$44,962+$5,217
Per capita income$22,556$26,364−$3,808
Poverty rate28.4%22.9%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.455−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%16.7%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree5.3%4.9%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation38.2%54.0%−15.8 pts
Median home value$146,900$96,100+$50,800
Median gross rent$1,162$780+$382
Owner-occupied65.2%69.7%−4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%26.3%−12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%48.3%−0.6 pts
Average commute22.223.2−1.0
Worked from home6.4%8.6%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured7.4%8.9%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025