Cave Creek, AZ Population

Overview

4,933

Total Population

57.6

Median age

52.69%

Female population %

89.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

82.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

274

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cave Creek is 57.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cave Creek's population under 18 was 12.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cave Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cave Creek, 7.12% were under the age of 15, 13.85% aged 15 to 29, 40.99% aged 30 to 64, 35.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 265 more females than males in Cave Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.69% females and 47.31% males in Cave Creek, AZ.
The Cave Creek, AZ gender ratio is 89.8:100 i.e. 89.8 men to 100 women (0.898).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 301.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 453.

Cave Creek's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cave Creek population: 91.61% are White, 1.38% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.03% are Asian, 2.09% are some other race and 3.89% are multiracial.
Cave Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 274 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,659 (94.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cave Creek is White with a population of 4,519 (91.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,850 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Cave Creek's population increased by 850 (21.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cave Creek's population increased by 110 (2.28%), 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, Cave Creek's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,970.