COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Kiowa County

Colorado · 1,688 residents · 1,768 sq mi

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Kiowa County is a county of 1,688 people in Colorado. Median home value sits at $32,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Colorado median by roughly 29%. Median rent is $271 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,688

+4%vs 2000

vs 1,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.9

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,768 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(101)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(150)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(155)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.7%(46)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(246)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(176)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(148)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(188)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(99)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(45)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,417

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,494 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,305

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,382 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.8%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,100

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $366 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

31.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(1,530)

Black0.5%(8)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(51)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(1,641)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(55)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.8%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.8%(135)

Spaniard2.7%(37)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.5%(20)

Ancestry

German27%(371)

Irish14.8%(204)

English11.8%(162)

American4.8%(66)

Norwegian1.3%(18)

French1.1%(15)

Dutch0.9%(12)

Scottish0.8%(11)

Swedish0.7%(10)

Italian0.6%(8)

Austrian0.5%(7)

French Canadian0.3%(4)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

British0.2%(3)

Slovene0.2%(3)

Welsh0.2%(3)

Czech0.1%(2)

Polish0.1%(2)

Romanian0.1%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−16.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.5 min

+107%vs 2000

vs 14.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married21.5%(118)

Married64.1%(352)

Widowed7.1%(39)

Divorced7.3%(40)

Women 15+

Never married16.8%(97)

Married56.6%(327)

Widowed11.8%(68)

Divorced14.9%(86)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 18.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.5%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.4%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era60.7%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 56 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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