Kiowa is a tiny town located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 734 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 neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kiowa is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Kiowa who work in sales jobs (20.96%), office and administrative support (12.05%), and personal care services (5.78%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.56% 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. 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 33.19 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 citizens of Kiowa are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.52% of adults in Kiowa have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Kiowa in 2022 was $35,332, which is lower middle income relative to Colorado, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,328 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. Important ancestries of people in Kiowa include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Kiowa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
