Kiowa is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 733 people and two associated neighborhoods, Kiowa is the 193rd largest community in Colorado.
Housing costs in Kiowa are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Colorado.
Also of interest is that Kiowa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.30% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Kiowa’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Kiowa has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Kiowa a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Kiowa, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Kiowa is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Kiowa with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.43% of adults in Kiowa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kiowa in 2022 was $28,849, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,396 for a family of four. However, Kiowa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kiowa is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kiowa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kiowa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Kiowa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.91% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kiowa include German, Irish, Italian, European, and English.
The most common language spoken in Kiowa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.