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.Kiowa is a blue-collar town, with 36.21% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Kiowa is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kiowa who work in management occupations (9.63%), sales jobs (9.30%), and office and administrative support (8.31%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Kiowa telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Kiowa is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kiowa, the average commute to work is 34.62 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Kiowa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Kiowa rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.43% of adults 25 and older in Kiowa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. 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.
