Kiowa County, Colorado

Kiowa County has a population of 1,376 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $58,618.

Home price
$161,500
Income
$58,618
Population
1,376
Unemployment
0.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$161,500county
Median gross rent$800county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198073.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,983(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,146county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$873county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,463county
Home insurance / yr$4,963(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.7(statewide)
Median household income$58,618county
Family health premium / yr$24,974(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$21,840(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.998(statewide)
Poverty rate11.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.3%county
Unemployment rate0.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.7%county
Share of workers employed by government28.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry40.2%county
Economic output per resident$86,134county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.58%county
Top state income tax4.40%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.40%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.89%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service110 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1248261county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths145.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-0.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher20.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.6%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment243county
Students per full-time teacher11.6county
Free lunch eligible63.4%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution102 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population1,376county
Land area in square miles1,768county
People per square mile of land0.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store59.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract100.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.5%county
Second languages6.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents622county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in20county
Households that moved away25county
Average income of arriving households$50,400county
Average income of departing households$30,160county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year7county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate476(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.7 incounty
Annual snowfall8.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F57 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing139 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days157 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$108county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh16.1¢county
Household electricity use668 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.77(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.5%county
Homes heated by propane26.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.6%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk4.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk82.7county
Landslide risk1.2county
Hail risk55.7county
Earthquake risk13.7county
Tornado risk15.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk2.9county
Winter weather risk17.8county
Strong wind risk19.4county
Wildfire risk51.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Kiowa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Colorado figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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