Alma, CO Population

Overview

323

Total Population

34.4

Median age

52.32%

Female population %

91.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

26.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alma's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alma is 34.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alma's population under 18 was 17.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alma's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alma, 13.31% were under the age of 15, 33.75% aged 15 to 29, 45.51% aged 30 to 64, 7.43% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15 more females than males in Alma:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.32% females and 47.68% males in Alma, CO.
The Alma, CO gender ratio is 91.1:100 i.e. 91.1 men to 100 women (0.911).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 30.

Alma's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Alma population: 87.62% are White, 1.55% are Black or African American and 10.84% are multiracial.
Alma's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 288 (89.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alma is White with a population of 283 (87.62% of the total population).

Alma's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 330 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Alma's population increased by 70 (34.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alma's population increased by 20 (7.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alma's population was lowest in year 2009 at 194.