Dolores, CO Population

Overview

865

Total Population

38.1

Median age

34.22%

Female population %

192.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

36.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

116

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dolores is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dolores's population under 18 was 14.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dolores's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dolores, 9.94% were under the age of 15, 16.30% aged 15 to 29, 56.76% aged 30 to 64, 16.99% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 273 less females than males in Dolores:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 34.22% females and 65.78% males in Dolores, CO.
The Dolores, CO gender ratio is 192.2:100 i.e. 192.2 men to 100 women (1.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 164.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 52.

Dolores's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dolores population: 75.03% are White, 17.80% are Black or African American, 3.35% are some other race and 3.82% are multiracial.
Dolores's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 116 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 749 (86.59% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dolores is White with a population of 649 (75.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 977 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Dolores's population increased by 12 (1.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dolores's population decreased by 39 (4.20%), 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, Dolores's population was lowest in year 2020 at 890.