Kit Carson, CO Population

Overview

254

Total Population

36.4

Median age

45.67%

Female population %

119:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Kit Carson's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Kit Carson is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Kit Carson's population under 18 was 28.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Kit Carson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Kit Carson, 18.50% were under the age of 15, 22.83% aged 15 to 29, 43.70% aged 30 to 64, 14.17% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 less females than males in Kit Carson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.67% females and 54.33% males in Kit Carson, CO.
The Kit Carson, CO gender ratio is 119:100 i.e. 119 men to 100 women (1.190).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 15.

Kit Carson's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Kit Carson population: 91.34% are White, 1.18% are Black or African American, 1.57% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 5.91% are multiracial.
Kit Carson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Kit Carson is White with a population of 232 (91.34% of the total population).

Kit Carson's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 259 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Kit Carson's population decreased by 26 (10.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Kit Carson's population increased by 26 (11.16%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Kit Carson's population was lowest in year 2009 at 206.