County profile
Kit Carson County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2214 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-decile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$650.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-9.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,948
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
275
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$46.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
7,069
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.5%
Median HH income
$70.3k±$10.4k
Bachelor's degree+
20.4%±3.3%
Poverty rate
9.8%±3.0%
Business applications
128 · 2025
Retail establishments
37
52.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade30%
Wholesale trade18%
Food & accommodation17%
Health care16%
Construction12%
Finance & insurance7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
7,069
residents · 2025 · +0.1% since 2020
Income per capita $52.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−73
International migration+113
Natural change−25
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$388.5M2019
$371.6M2020
$565.5M2021
$618.5M2022
$718.4M2023
$650.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$239.5k±$25.4k
Median gross rent
$973/mo±$91/mo
Vacancy rate
15.5%±3.9%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$1.2M
4 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
32.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Hail 91Winter weather 80Cold wave 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2332016
2442017
2642018
2692019
2862020
3272021
3682022
3952023
4002024
4132025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -33% since 202162021
12022
52023
82024
42025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.3 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
0.1 km
KYLE
Nearest port
595.4 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
187.9 km
DENVER INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$46.4k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kit Carson?
Kit Carson's economy produced $650.7M in 2024, contracting 9.4% year over year — among the slowest-growing US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.