COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kit Carson County vs Yuma County
PLACE A
Kit Carson County, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Yuma County, Arizona
Kit Carson County is 97% smaller than Yuma County. Kit Carson County earns more, with a median household income $7,383 higher. Yuma County has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -14%).
KIT CARSON COUNTYYUMA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,069224,449−97% vs Yuma County
Population density341−37
Population growth-14.3%4.2%−18.5 pts
Median age39.536.1+3.4
Male51.5%51.6%−0.1 pts
Female48.5%48.4%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born6.9%25.1%−18.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%29.0%+45.9 pts
Black0.1%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.2%64.9%−44.7 pts
Asian0.2%1.0%−0.8 pts
Other4.7%3.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$70,259$62,876+$7,383
Per capita income$41,926$30,204+$11,722
Poverty rate9.8%15.6%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%16.8%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree5.3%6.1%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%6.9%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation65.3%52.8%+12.5 pts
Median home value$239,500$217,800+$21,700
Median gross rent$973$993−$20
Owner-occupied72.6%71.0%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%16.7%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.7%43.1%−11.4 pts
Average commute16.921.3−4.4
Worked from home9.9%7.7%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured12.0%14.0%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025