Colton, WA Population

Overview

403

Total Population

36.4

Median age

51.61%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

88.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Colton's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Colton is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Colton's population under 18 was 29.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Colton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Colton, 23.82% were under the age of 15, 11.17% aged 15 to 29, 41.94% aged 30 to 64, 20.60% aged 65 to 84, and 2.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Colton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.61% females and 48.39% males in Colton, WA.
The Colton, WA gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 23.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 33.

Colton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Colton population: 89.33% are White, 0.25% are some other race and 10.42% are multiracial.
Colton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 383 (95.04% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Colton is White with a population of 36 (89.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 471 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Colton's population increased by 47 (12.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Colton's population decreased by 32 (7.42%), 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, Colton's population was lowest in year 2001 at 380.