Overview
1,100
Total Population
30.8
Median age
51.82%
Female population %
93:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
57.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1,004
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Columbus's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Columbus is 30.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Columbus's population under 18 was 36.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Columbus's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Columbus, 24.91% were under the age of 15, 22.00% aged 15 to 29, 41.36% aged 30 to 64, 11.09% aged 65 to 84, and 0.64% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 40 more females than males in Columbus:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.82% females and 48.18% males in Columbus, NM.
- The Columbus, NM gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 82.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 94.
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Race / Ethnicity
Columbus's population is non diverse:
- Racial distribution of Columbus population: 76.18% are White and 23.82% are multiracial.
- Columbus's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 1,004 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 96 (8.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Columbus is White with a population of 838 (76.18% of the total population).
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Year by year
Columbus's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,822 in the year 2008
- From 2000 to 2010, Columbus's population decreased by 54 (3.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Columbus's population decreased by 252 (14.90%), 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, Columbus's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,439.
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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)