Cripple Creek, CO Population

Overview

992

Total Population

47.2

Median age

43.45%

Female population %

130.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

64.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

171

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Cripple Creek's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Cripple Creek is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cripple Creek's population under 18 was 16.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cripple Creek's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cripple Creek, 14.42% were under the age of 15, 10.79% aged 15 to 29, 50.10% aged 30 to 64, 22.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 130 less females than males in Cripple Creek:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 43.45% females and 56.55% males in Cripple Creek, CO.
The Cripple Creek, CO gender ratio is 130.2:100 i.e. 130.2 men to 100 women (1.302).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 65.

Cripple Creek's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cripple Creek population: 93.15% are White, 1.81% are Black or African American and 5.04% are multiracial.
Cripple Creek's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 171 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 821 (82.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cripple Creek is White with a population of 924 (93.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,271 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Cripple Creek's population increased by 61 (5.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cripple Creek's population decreased by 78 (6.33%), 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, Cripple Creek's population was lowest in year 2008 at 1,075.