Blythe, CA Population

Overview

18,125

Total Population

35.8

Median age

31.73%

Female population %

215.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

33.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

10,4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blythe is 35.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blythe's population under 18 was 19.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blythe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blythe, 15.76% were under the age of 15, 22.75% aged 15 to 29, 51.96% aged 30 to 64, 8.57% aged 65 to 84, and 0.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6,623 less females than males in Blythe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 31.73% females and 68.27% males in Blythe, CA.
The Blythe, CA gender ratio is 215.2:100 i.e. 215.2 men to 100 women (2.152).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 1,568.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 540.

Blythe's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blythe population: 43.95% are White, 12.55% are Black or African American, 1.52% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.24% are Asian, 0.36% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 26.36% are some other race and 13.03% are multiracial.
Blythe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 10,4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,725 (42.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blythe is White with a population of 7,966 (43.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,773 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Blythe's population decreased by 171 (0.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blythe's population decreased by 2,568 (12.47%), 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, Blythe's population was lowest in year 2021 at 17,343.