Bethune, CO Population

Overview

188

Total Population

31.4

Median age

53.72%

Female population %

86.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

126.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bethune is 31.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bethune's population under 18 was 39.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bethune's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bethune, 37.77% were under the age of 15, 7.98% aged 15 to 29, 36.17% aged 30 to 64, 16.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 14 more females than males in Bethune:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.72% females and 46.28% males in Bethune, CO.
The Bethune, CO gender ratio is 86.1:100 i.e. 86.1 men to 100 women (0.861).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 17.

Bethune's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bethune population: 68.09% are White, 1.60% are Asian, 19.68% are some other race and 10.64% are multiracial.
Bethune's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12 (63.83% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bethune is White with a population of 128 (68.09% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 240 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Bethune's population increased by 15 (6.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bethune's population decreased by 56 (23.63%), 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, Bethune's population was lowest in year 2021 at 177.