Kiowa County, CO

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2022 Population

1,347

4.74% 1-year decline

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

43.3

4.09% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

15.9%

20.7% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$45,250

0.497% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$127,400

20.8% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Kiowa County, CO had a population of 1.35k people with a median age of 43.3 and a median household income of $45,250. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Kiowa County, CO declined from 1,414 to 1,347, a −4.74% decrease and its median household income declined from $45,476 to $45,250, a −0.497% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kiowa County, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.8%), White (Hispanic) (5.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.11%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.668%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.594%).

None of the households in Kiowa County, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Kiowa County, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Kiowa County, CO was $127,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.9%.

Most people in Kiowa County, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kiowa County, CO was 2 cars per household.

Kiowa County, CO borders Bent County, CO, Cheyenne County, CO, Crowley County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Otero County, CO, Prowers County, CO, and Greeley County, KS.

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Population & Diversity

Kiowa County, CO is home to a population of 1.35k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.12% of Kiowa County, CO residents were born outside of the country (42 people).

In 2022, there were 17.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.24k people) in Kiowa County, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 70 White (Hispanic) and 15 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

97.2%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 97.2% of Kiowa County, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Kiowa County, CO was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kiowa County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kiowa County, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.24k ± 129
White (Hispanic)
70 ± 59
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
15 ± 15.5

6.09%

Hispanic Population

82 people

6.09% of the people in Kiowa County, CO are hispanic (82 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kiowa County, CO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

3.12%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

42 people

0.707%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

10 people

As of 2022, 3.12% of Kiowa County, CO residents (42 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kiowa County, CO was 0.707%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kiowa County, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
20 ± 24
Gulf War (1990s)
14 ± 15
Gulf War (2001-)
8 ± 14

Kiowa County, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kiowa County, CO employs 649 people. The largest industries in Kiowa County, CO are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (132 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (111 people), and Educational Services (85 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,571), Public Administration ($63,750), and Manufacturing ($54,643).

Employment

Occupations

649

2022 Value

± 115

−6.35%

1 Year decline

± 25.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kiowa County, CO declined at a rate of −6.35%, from 693 employees to 649 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kiowa County, CO, are Management Occupations (122 people), Sales & Related Occupations (64 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (60 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kiowa County, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

649

2022 Value

± 115

−6.35%

1 Year decline

± 25.7%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Kiowa County, CO declined at a rate of −6.35%, from 693 employees to 649 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kiowa County, CO, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (132 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (111 people), and Educational Services (85 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kiowa County, CO, though some of these residents may live in Kiowa County, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,429

Median earning men ± $7,233

$29,485

Median earning women ± $6,235

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($71,667), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,125), and Manufacturing ($54,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($34,750), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,750), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,571).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

4
Retail Trade
3
Other Services (except Public Administration)
3
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kiowa County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 88% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.997%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (88%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.997%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kiowa County, CO went to Donald J. Trump with 88% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (10.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.997%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kiowa County, CO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kiowa County, CO was $127,400 in 2022, which is 0.452 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $105,500 to $127,400, a 20.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Kiowa County, CO is 73.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Kiowa County, CO have an average commute time of 15.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kiowa County, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$127,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$31,603

$407

Median Property Taxes

±$74

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kiowa County, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kiowa County, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.9%

Homeownership

2022

57.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.9% of the housing units in Kiowa County, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kiowa County, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9601

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Kiowa County, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$45,250

Median Household Income

± $12,860

551

Number of Households

± 87

In 2022, the median household income of the 551 households in Kiowa County, CO declined from $45,250 from the previous year's value of $45,476.

The following chart displays the households in Kiowa County, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $35k - $40k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kiowa County, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Walked (7.05%)

In 2022, 78% of workers in Kiowa County, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who walked to work (7.05%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kiowa County, CO have a shorter commute time (15.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.48% of the workforce in Kiowa County, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kiowa County, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kiowa County, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kiowa County, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kiowa County, CO (210 out of 1.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kiowa County, CO is White, followed by Hispanic and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.6% of the population of Kiowa County, CO has health coverage, with 37.1% on employee plans, 22.2% on Medicaid, 15.7% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 15.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.5% were men and 53.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.35%

Uninsured

37.1%

Employer Coverage

22.2%

Medicaid

15.7%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

1.9%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kiowa County, CO grew by 43.3% from 5.83% to 8.35%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kiowa County, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.