Overview
312
Total Population
50.0
Median age
50.00%
Female population %
1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
40-44 years
Largest age group
37.4
Total dependency ratio
Black or African American
Largest racial group
Zero
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Colony's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Colony is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Colony's population under 18 was 9.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Colony's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.87% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Colony, 7.37% were under the age of 15, 9.94% aged 15 to 29, 62.82% aged 30 to 64, 19.87% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 0 less females than males in Colony:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Colony, AL.
- The Colony, AL gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 22.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 51.
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Race / Ethnicity
Colony's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Colony population: 8.33% are White, 88.46% are Black or African American, 1.60% are Asian and 1.60% are multiracial.
- Colony's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 312 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Colony is Black or African American with a population of 276 (88.46% of the total population).
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Year by year
Colony's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 411 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Colony's population decreased by 114 (29.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Colony's population decreased by 6 (2.22%), 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, Colony's population was lowest in year 2020 at 264.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)