Kiowa, CO

Census Place

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2024 Population
673
US Senator
Michael Bennet
Democratic Party
US Senator
John Hickenlooper
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
30.9
0.962% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.7%
38.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$92,625
47.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$367,000
8.74% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
415
14.3% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Kiowa, 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.

100% of the residents in Kiowa, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kiowa, CO was $367,000, and the homeownership rate was 86.3%.

Most people in Kiowa, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kiowa, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kiowa, CO is home to a population of 673 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.23% of Kiowa, CO residents were born outside of the country (15 people).

In 2024, there were 7.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (519 people) in Kiowa, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 72 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
94.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Kiowa, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kiowa, CO was 94.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kiowa, CO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    519 ± 138
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    72 ± 74
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    38 ± 45
6.69%
Hispanic Population
45 people

In 2024, there were 7.21 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (519 people) in Kiowa, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 72 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 38 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.69% of the people in Kiowa, CO are hispanic (45 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kiowa, CO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    203,143 ± 10,870 people
  2. India
    22,453 ± 3,672 people
  3. China
    17,281 ± 3,223 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 203,143 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,453 and China with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.23%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
15 people
8.66%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
61 people

As of 2024, 2.23% of Kiowa, CO residents (15 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kiowa, CO was 8.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    19 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 18
  3. Vietnam
    4 ± 20

Kiowa, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.58 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kiowa, CO employs 415 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kiowa, CO were Retail Trade (108 people), Construction (71 people), and Public Administration (48 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,188), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($96,250), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($65,833).

Employment

Occupations

415
2024 Value
± 109
14.3%
1 Year growth
± 33.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kiowa, CO grew at a rate of 14.3%, from 363 employees to 415 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kiowa, CO, are Sales & Related Occupations (87 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (64 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (50 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kiowa, CO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

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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

415
2024 Value
± 109
14.3%
1 Year growth
± 33.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kiowa, CO grew at a rate of 14.3%, from 363 employees to 415 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kiowa, CO, are Retail Trade (108 people), Construction (71 people), and Public Administration (48 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kiowa, CO, though some of these residents may live in Kiowa, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,688
Median earning men ± $8,208
$32,667
Median earning women ± $7,305

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($100,000), Public Administration ($80,833), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($79,286).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($48,269), Retail Trade ($32,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,409).

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

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

Voting results are not available for Kiowa, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.1%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet
Senator from Colorado3
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 Colorado2
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kiowa, CO was $367,000 in 2024, which is 1.1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $337,500 to $367,000, a 8.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Kiowa, CO is 86.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kiowa, CO have an average commute time of 33.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kiowa, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$367,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$49,333
$215
Median Property Taxes
±$58

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, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

86.3%
Homeownership
2024
52.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 86.3% of the housing units in Kiowa, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$92,625
Median Household Income
± $26,180
249
Number of Households
± 61

In 2024, the median household income of the 249 households in Kiowa, CO grew to $92,625 from the previous year's value of $62,917.

The following chart displays the households in Kiowa, 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 $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kiowa, CO is from Colorado.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Colorado
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2023, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (73.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.6%)
  3. Carpooled (12.6%)

In 2024, 73.4% of workers in Kiowa, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.6%) and those who carpooled to work (12.6%).

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.

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Commute Time

33.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kiowa, CO have a longer commute time (33.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.6% of the workforce in Kiowa, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kiowa, CO (102 out of 649 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 25 - 34, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kiowa, CO is Two Or More, followed by White 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.

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Health

88.2% of the population of Kiowa, CO has health coverage, with 52.5% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 8.12% on Medicare, 7.66% on non-group plans, and 0.919% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Colorado see 1,207 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,207 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1161 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 204 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 34.2% between 18 and 34 years, 32.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.8%
Uninsured
52.5%
Employer Coverage
19%
Medicaid
8.12%
Medicare
7.66%
Non-Group
0.919%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kiowa, CO grew by 74.6% from 6.75% to 11.8%.

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