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Kit Carson is a Census town of 273 people across 0.59 square miles of land, in Cheyenne County. Median household income is $59,875, 71.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kit Carson
What Kit Carson is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.59 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land462 plus or minus 154
- County holding the largest share of its areaCheyenne County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kit Carson
How many people live in Kit Carson
- Population273 plus or minus 91
- Median age34.9 plus or minus 11.3
- Population under 1871 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1826.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Population 65 and over38 plus or minus 24
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Households115 plus or minus 41
- Family households83 plus or minus 37
- Share of households that are families72.2 percent plus or minus 19.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kit Carson
Income and work in Kit Carson
- Median household income$59,875 plus or minus $24,395
- Per capita income$49,319 plus or minus $27,467
- Civilian labor force157 plus or minus 70
- Employed154 plus or minus 69
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over186 plus or minus 64
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.1 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 13.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kit Carson
Housing in Kit Carson
- Housing units161 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units115 plus or minus 41
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate28.6 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied82 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied33 plus or minus 19
- Ownership rate71.3 percent plus or minus 19.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$150,000 plus or minus $113,636
- Median gross rent, monthly$653 plus or minus $140
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units130 plus or minus 44
- Share single family80.7 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes27 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kit Carson
How Kit Carson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute146 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes60 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.1 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more59 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 34.2
- Drove alone85.7 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Carpooled3.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kit Carson
Flood risk in Kit Carson
- NFIP communityTown of Kit Carson
- NFIP community number080033
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/13/74
The Town of Kit Carson does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080033 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cheyenne County, not Kit Carson
Cheyenne County context, not Kit Carson figures
- Establishments in Cheyenne County59
- Covered employment, Cheyenne County720
- Average annual pay, Cheyenne County$57,510
- Housing units permitted, Cheyenne County7
Every figure in this section is published for Cheyenne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kit Carson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kit Carson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kit Carson, Colorado?
273, in 115 households. Kit Carson town covers 0.59 square miles of land, which is 462 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kit Carson in?
Cheyenne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kit Carson?
$59,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $150,000. Median gross rent is $653 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kit Carson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Kit Carson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kit Carson, town of, community 080033, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Kit Carson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cheyenne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kit Carson.
Is zoning published for Kit Carson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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