Kiowa is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 740 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.When you are in Kiowa, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.21% of Kiowa’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Kiowa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Kiowa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Kiowa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Kiowa may be for you. 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. As is often the case in a small town, Kiowa doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
