Colfax County, NM Population

Overview

12,406

Total Population

49.6

Median age

49.59%

Female population %

101.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,138

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Colfax County is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colfax County's population under 18 was 18.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colfax County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colfax County, 14.74% were under the age of 15, 15.64% aged 15 to 29, 42.40% aged 30 to 64, 23.71% aged 65 to 84, and 3.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 102 less females than males in Colfax County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.59% females and 50.41% males in Colfax County, NM.
The Colfax County, NM gender ratio is 101.7:100 i.e. 101.7 men to 100 women (1.017).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 628.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 569.

Colfax County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Colfax County population: 79.31% are White, 0.81% are Black or African American, 1.88% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.10% are Asian, 8.15% are some other race and 9.75% are multiracial.
Colfax County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,138 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,268 (50.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colfax County is White with a population of 9,839 (79.31% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 14,144 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Colfax County's population decreased by 419 (2.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colfax County's population decreased by 1,372 (10.00%), 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, Colfax County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 12,068.