Moving to Kiowa, Colorado
Population: 581. Estimated population in July 2024: 596 (+2.6% change)
Males: 299 (51.5%), Females: 282 (48.5%)
Elbert County
Zip code: 80117
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.6 years
Median household income: $40,809
Median house value: $144,800
Population by Race
Races in Kiowa:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
- Hispanic (4.3%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (26.5%), English (11.7%), Irish (9.1%), United States (8.1%), Italian (7.6%), Dutch (6.9%).
Elevation: 6363 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kiowa
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kiowa town
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 64.6%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 2.4%
- Divorced: 12.4%
2.2% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.3% Asia, 0.3% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +278 (+91.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Kiowa:
- SCCI HOSPITAL – AURORA (about 36 miles; AURORA, CO)
- MEDICAL CTR OF AURORA THE (about 37 miles; AURORA, CO)
- SPALDING REHABILITATION HOSP (about 37 miles; AURORA, CO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kiowa:
- BUCKLEY AFB (about 32 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: BKF)
- DENVER INTL (about 38 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)
- CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (about 41 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: COS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kiowa:
- CALHAN (about 25 miles; CALHAN, CO; Abbreviation: 5V4)
- AURORA AIRPARK (about 29 miles; AURORA, CO; Abbreviation: 01V)
- MEADOW LAKE (about 30 miles; COLORADO SPRINGS, CO; Abbreviation: 00V)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kiowa:
- METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 28 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 28 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
- UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 28 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 28 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
- ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-COLORADO CAMPUS (about 33 miles; LONE TREE, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,098)
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY (about 35 miles; USAFA, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,330)
Schools
Public high school in Kiowa:
- KIOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 134; Location: 525 COMMANCHE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kiowa:
- KIOWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 525 COMMANCHE; Grades: PK – 05)
- KIOWA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 525 COMMANCHE; Grades: 06 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Kiowa:
- ELBERT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $541,371; Location: 331 COMANCHE; 29,413 books; 724 audio materials; 1,118 video materials; 51 serial subscriptions)