COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kit Carson County vs Wallace County
PLACE A
Kit Carson County, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Wallace County, Kansas
Kit Carson County is 391% larger than Wallace County. Kit Carson County earns more, with a median household income $7,052 higher. Wallace County has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -14%).
KIT CARSON COUNTYWALLACE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,0691,441+391% vs Wallace County
Population density32+2
Population growth-14.3%1.8%−16.1 pts
Median age39.547.2−7.7
Male51.5%52.4%−1.0 pts
Female48.5%47.6%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born6.9%3.6%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%87.9%−13.0 pts
Black0.1%0.8%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.2%7.4%+12.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.6%−0.4 pts
Other4.7%3.3%+1.4 pts
Median household income$70,259$63,207+$7,052
Per capita income$41,926$39,058+$2,868
Poverty rate9.8%12.3%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%24.5%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree5.3%4.7%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%1.3%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation65.3%61.0%+4.3 pts
Median home value$239,500$105,000+$134,500
Median gross rent$973$601+$372
Owner-occupied72.6%74.8%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%16.5%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households31.7%7.3%+24.4 pts
Average commute16.916.0+0.8
Worked from home9.9%8.4%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.0%4.4%+7.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025