Who is the Kit Carson County Assessor?

Abbey Mullis (Democratic) is the Assessor of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Kit Carson County Clerk and Recorder?

Susan Corliss (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Kit Carson County Coroner?

Randy Gorton (Republican) is the Coroner of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Kit Carson County Sheriff?

Travis Belden (Republican) is the Sheriff of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Kit Carson County Surveyor?

The office of Kit Carson County Surveyor is vacant. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Kit Carson County Treasurer?

Pam Mills (Republican) is the Treasurer of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Kit Carson County commissioners?

Stan Hitchcock (District 1); Cory Wall (District 2); Dave Hornung (District 3).

What is the population of Kit Carson County?

About 7,023 people, with a median age of 39.5; the median household income is $70,259 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Kit Carson County?

2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 110 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,761, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Kit Carson County?

28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 16 special district governments.

Kit Carson County, CO elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Kit Carson County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Kit Carson County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Stan Hitchcock Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Cory Wall Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Dave Hornung Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Abbey Mullis Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Susan Corliss Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Randy Gorton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Travis Belden Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Surveyor	Vacant source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Pam Mills Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Kit Carson County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 28 local governments in Kit Carson County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	6	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	16	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Kit Carson County

7,023people

39.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$70,259 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$239,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

12%U.S.: 8.4%

39.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

30%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 20.2% · White 74.9% · Black 0.1% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 4.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Kit Carson County

2.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.9%. Colorado: 4.4%.

110people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

3,651people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

3,761in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.9%	110	3,651	3,761
August 2026	2.8%	108	3,811	3,919
July 2026	2.5%	92	3,585	3,677
June 2026	2.5%	92	3,635	3,727
May 2026	2.4%	91	3,646	3,737
April 2026	2.1%	78	3,630	3,708
March 2026	2.4%	87	3,507	3,594
February 2026	3.0%	105	3,408	3,513
January 2026	2.9%	100	3,291	3,391
December 2025	2.1%	77	3,528	3,605
November 2025	2.7%	95	3,407	3,502
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.9%	105	3,574	3,679
August 2025	2.8%	104	3,642	3,746
July 2025	2.9%	106	3,604	3,710
June 2025	2.8%	105	3,702	3,807
May 2025	2.9%	111	3,763	3,874
April 2025	2.9%	111	3,755	3,866
March 2025	3.1%	121	3,788	3,909
February 2025	3.6%	136	3,622	3,758
January 2025	3.4%	127	3,562	3,689
December 2024	3.0%	114	3,688	3,802
November 2024	3.6%	131	3,459	3,590
October 2024	3.0%	124	3,957	4,081

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	2.9%	109	3,632	3,741
2024	3.2%	122	3,746	3,868
2023	2.3%	88	3,783	3,871
2022	2.3%	89	3,744	3,833
2021	3.7%	141	3,660	3,801
2020	3.0%	119	3,855	3,974
2019	1.9%	77	4,020	4,097
2018	2.2%	90	3,999	4,089
2017	1.8%	76	4,081	4,157
2016	2.2%	92	4,066	4,158

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Colorado's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Kit Carson County

215.9 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 421.7.

551.8 per 100,0002025. Colorado: 2,143.6.

0murders2025, 18 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	18	215.9	46	551.8
2024	21	254.6	58	703.3
2023	17	209.0	94	1,155.5
2022	6	74.7	69	859.6
2021	13	159.9	57	701.2
2020	20	246.2	107	1,317.4
2019	17	207.1	113	1,376.5
2016	16	194.7	116	1,411.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office	2025	8	24	3,927
Burlington Police Department	2025	10	22	3,171

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Colorado · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.42 per 1,000 residents2024, 2 agencies serving 7,028 people.

10sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

22civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (2), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Kit Carson County Sheriff's Office	5	17	3,912
Burlington Police Department	5	5	3,116

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	10	1.42	22	2
2023	11	1.59	16	2
2022	12	1.76	19	2
2021	11	1.59	16	2
2020	9	1.30	28	2
2019	11	1.57	26	2
2018	12	1.71	24	3
2017	16	1.96	24	3
2016	15	1.96	25	3

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Kit Carson County Assessor?: Abbey Mullis (Democratic) is the Assessor of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kit Carson County Clerk and Recorder?: Susan Corliss (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kit Carson County Coroner?: Randy Gorton (Republican) is the Coroner of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kit Carson County Sheriff?: Travis Belden (Republican) is the Sheriff of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kit Carson County Surveyor?: The office of Kit Carson County Surveyor is vacant. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Kit Carson County Treasurer?: Pam Mills (Republican) is the Treasurer of Kit Carson County, Colorado. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Kit Carson County commissioners?: Stan Hitchcock (District 1); Cory Wall (District 2); Dave Hornung (District 3).
What is the population of Kit Carson County?: About 7,023 people, with a median age of 39.5; the median household income is $70,259 and 9.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Kit Carson County?: 2.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 110 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,761, against 2.9% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Kit Carson County?: 28 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 6 municipal, 5 school district and 16 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Colorado Secretary of State's 2023-2024 Biennial Abstract directory of county officers, with districts and parties from the Secretary of State's certified 2022 and 2024 general election results; officials appointed since it was published may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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