Elephant Butte, NM Population

Overview

1,580

Total Population

68.6

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

223.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

297

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Elephant Butte's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Elephant Butte is 68.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Elephant Butte's population under 18 was 2.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Elephant Butte's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 66.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Elephant Butte, 2.85% were under the age of 15, 8.29% aged 15 to 29, 22.66% aged 30 to 64, 65.51% aged 65 to 84, and 0.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Elephant Butte:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Elephant Butte, NM.
The Elephant Butte, NM gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 279.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 183.

Elephant Butte's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Elephant Butte population: 92.91% are White and 7.09% are multiracial.
Elephant Butte's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 297 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,283 (81.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Elephant Butte is White with a population of 1,468 (92.91% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,446 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Elephant Butte's population increased by 35 (2.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Elephant Butte's population increased by 8 (0.56%), 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, Elephant Butte's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,320.