COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kit Carson County vs Cheyenne County
PLACE A
Kit Carson County, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Cheyenne County, Colorado
Kit Carson County is 313% larger than Cheyenne County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Cheyenne County has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -14%).
KIT CARSON COUNTYCHEYENNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,0691,713+313% vs Cheyenne County
Population density31+2
Population growth-14.3%-4.8%−9.5 pts
Median age39.542.9−3.4
Male51.5%52.2%−0.7 pts
Female48.5%47.8%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born6.9%4.8%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%78.3%−3.5 pts
Black0.1%1.8%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.2%10.8%+9.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other4.7%9.1%−4.4 pts
Median household income$70,259$70,865−$606
Per capita income$41,926$42,194−$268
Poverty rate9.8%8.2%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%26.1%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree5.3%11.2%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%0.4%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation65.3%69.5%−4.2 pts
Median home value$239,500$187,500+$52,000
Median gross rent$973$926+$47
Owner-occupied72.6%72.6%Even
Housing vacancy rate15.5%20.4%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households31.7%29.8%+1.9 pts
Average commute16.915.1+1.8
Worked from home9.9%12.1%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.0%5.3%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025