Median Household Income
$70,259
Median Home Value
$239,500
Median Gross Rent
$973/mo
Poverty Rate
9.8%
Unemployment Rate
2.4%
Homeownership Rate
72.6%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20.4%
Median Age
39.5
Population Over Time
Kit Carson County shrank 13.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,122
2016
8,174
2018
7,635
2020
7,246
2022
7,039
2024
7,023
Business & Industry
Kit Carson County has 275 business establishments employing 1,948 people.
Construction
28
Wholesale trade
27
Other services (except public administration)
26
Health care and social assistance
26
Accommodation and food services
24
Finance and insurance
23
Professional, scientific, and technical services
17
Real estate and rental and leasing
12
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.