Capitan, NM Population

Overview

1,354

Total Population

41.5

Median age

48.23%

Female population %

107.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

79.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

623

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Capitan is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Capitan's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Capitan's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Capitan, 18.76% were under the age of 15, 17.73% aged 15 to 29, 38.04% aged 30 to 64, 22.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 less females than males in Capitan:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.23% females and 51.77% males in Capitan, NM.
The Capitan, NM gender ratio is 107.4:100 i.e. 107.4 men to 100 women (1.074).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 124.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 117.

Capitan's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Capitan population: 89.59% are White, 1.85% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 8.57% are multiracial.
Capitan's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 623 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 731 (53.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Capitan is White with a population of 1,213 (89.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,569 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Capitan's population increased by 24 (1.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Capitan's population decreased by 87 (5.84%), 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, Capitan's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,402.