Blue River, CO Population

Overview

947

Total Population

44.9

Median age

51.64%

Female population %

93.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

71.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

31

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blue River is 44.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue River's population under 18 was 25.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue River, 24.92% were under the age of 15, 4.33% aged 15 to 29, 54.07% aged 30 to 64, 16.16% aged 65 to 84, and 0.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 31 more females than males in Blue River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.64% females and 48.36% males in Blue River, CO.
The Blue River, CO gender ratio is 93.7:100 i.e. 93.7 men to 100 women (0.937).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 54.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 81.

Blue River's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue River population: 89.86% are White, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.28% are some other race and 4.75% are multiracial.
Blue River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 31 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 916 (96.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue River is White with a population of 851 (89.86% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,020 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Blue River's population increased by 126 (17.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue River's population increased by 25 (2.94%), 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, Blue River's population was lowest in year 2001 at 711.