Overview
397
Total Population
45.1
Median age
49.62%
Female population %
101.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
5-9 years
Largest age group
76.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
86
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hermosa's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hermosa is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hermosa's population under 18 was 26.20%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hermosa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hermosa, 23.43% were under the age of 15, 10.33% aged 15 to 29, 46.35% aged 30 to 64, 18.89% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 3 less females than males in Hermosa:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.62% females and 50.38% males in Hermosa, SD.
- The Hermosa, SD gender ratio is 101.5:100 i.e. 101.5 men to 100 women (1.015).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 29.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 43.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hermosa's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hermosa population: 73.05% are White, 6.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.01% are Asian and 19.65% are multiracial.
- Hermosa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 86 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 311 (78.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hermosa is White with a population of 29 (73.05% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hermosa's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 430 in the year 2007
- From 2000 to 2010, Hermosa's population increased by 5 (1.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hermosa's population decreased by 18 (4.52%), 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, Hermosa's population was lowest in year 2021 at 379.
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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)