COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kit Carson vs Black Forest
PLACE A
Kit Carson, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Black Forest, Colorado
Kit Carson is 98% smaller than Black Forest. Black Forest earns more, with a median household income $85,585 higher. Black Forest has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs 9%).
KIT CARSONBLACK FORESTDIFFERENCE
Total population25015,738−98% vs Black Forest
Population density423156+267
Population growth9.4%15.1%−5.7 pts
Median age34.948.4−13.5
Male59.0%50.8%+8.2 pts
Female41.0%49.2%−8.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.2%82.7%−13.5 pts
Black7.0%3.5%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.3%7.7%+6.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Other9.5%4.2%+5.3 pts
Median household income$59,875$145,460−$85,585
Per capita income$49,319$67,106−$17,787
Poverty rate3.0%5.0%−2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.442−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%56.5%−26.4 pts
Graduate degree11.3%25.5%−14.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.9%4.8%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation71.4%57.2%+14.2 pts
Median home value$150,000$856,200−$706,200
Median gross rent$653$1,530−$877
Owner-occupied71.3%95.8%−24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%2.3%+26.3 pts
Rent-burdened households24.2%29.1%−4.9 pts
Average commute18.330.1−11.8
Worked from home5.2%28.6%−23.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024