Columbia Falls, MT Population

Overview

5,304

Total Population

38.5

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

55.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

96

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Columbia Falls is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Columbia Falls's population under 18 was 25.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Columbia Falls's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Columbia Falls, 22.91% were under the age of 15, 13.42% aged 15 to 29, 50.83% aged 30 to 64, 11.46% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 80 more females than males in Columbia Falls:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Columbia Falls, MT.
The Columbia Falls, MT gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 281.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 281.

Columbia Falls's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Columbia Falls population: 95.76% are White, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are Asian, 0.13% are some other race and 3.34% are multiracial.
Columbia Falls's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 96 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,208 (98.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Columbia Falls is White with a population of 5,079 (95.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,875 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Columbia Falls's population increased by 683 (17.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Columbia Falls's population increased by 689 (14.66%), 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, Columbia Falls's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,018.