Chaffee County, CO Population

Overview

19,436

Total Population

49.0

Median age

48.17%

Female population %

107.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,975

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chaffee County is 49.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chaffee County's population under 18 was 15.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chaffee County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chaffee County, 12.52% were under the age of 15, 14.07% aged 15 to 29, 48.04% aged 30 to 64, 22.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 712 less females than males in Chaffee County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.17% females and 51.83% males in Chaffee County, CO.
The Chaffee County, CO gender ratio is 107.6:100 i.e. 107.6 men to 100 women (1.076).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,062.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,040.

Chaffee County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Chaffee County population: 91.99% are White, 1.43% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.97% are Asian, 0.70% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.23% are some other race and 3.31% are multiracial.
Chaffee County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,975 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,461 (89.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chaffee County is White with a population of 17,88 (91.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 20,319 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Chaffee County's population increased by 1,493 (9.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chaffee County's population increased by 1,669 (9.37%), 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, Chaffee County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,315.