Blanca, CO Population

Overview

344

Total Population

38.8

Median age

47.09%

Female population %

112.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

55.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

258

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Blanca's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Blanca is 38.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blanca's population under 18 was 22.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blanca's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blanca, 18.31% were under the age of 15, 24.71% aged 15 to 29, 39.53% aged 30 to 64, 13.95% aged 65 to 84, and 3.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 20 less females than males in Blanca:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.09% females and 52.91% males in Blanca, CO.
The Blanca, CO gender ratio is 112.3:100 i.e. 112.3 men to 100 women (1.123).
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 60-64 years with a population of 25.

Blanca's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blanca population: 64.83% are White, 2.91% are Asian, 6.98% are some other race and 25.29% are multiracial.
Blanca's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 258 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 86 (25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blanca is White with a population of 223 (64.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 413 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Blanca's population decreased by 11 (2.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blanca's population decreased by 61 (15.89%), 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, Blanca's population was lowest in year 2020 at 323.