Cloudcroft, NM Population

Overview

845

Total Population

53.2

Median age

51.36%

Female population %

94.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

116.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

165

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cloudcroft is 53.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cloudcroft's population under 18 was 31.12%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cloudcroft's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cloudcroft, 26.15% were under the age of 15, 8.64% aged 15 to 29, 37.63% aged 30 to 64, 22.84% aged 65 to 84, and 4.73% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Cloudcroft:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.36% females and 48.64% males in Cloudcroft, NM.
The Cloudcroft, NM gender ratio is 94.7:100 i.e. 94.7 men to 100 women (0.947).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 117.

Cloudcroft's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cloudcroft population: 94.79% are White, 2.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.49% are some other race and 0.12% are multiracial.
Cloudcroft's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 165 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 68 (80.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cloudcroft is White with a population of 801 (94.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 985 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Cloudcroft's population decreased by 156 (18.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cloudcroft's population increased by 77 (11.37%), 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, Cloudcroft's population was lowest in year 2010 at 677.