Overview
1,273
Total Population
33.7
Median age
52.08%
Female population %
92:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
0-4 years
Largest age group
87.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
174
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Hotchkiss's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Hotchkiss is 33.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Hotchkiss's population under 18 was 33.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Hotchkiss's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Hotchkiss, 28.52% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 35.04% aged 30 to 64, 13.04% aged 65 to 84, and 5.11% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 53 more females than males in Hotchkiss:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.08% females and 47.92% males in Hotchkiss, CO.
- The Hotchkiss, CO gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
- For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 98.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 124.
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Race / Ethnicity
Hotchkiss's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Hotchkiss population: 97.17% are White, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.67% are multiracial.
- Hotchkiss's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 174 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,099 (86.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Hotchkiss is White with a population of 1,237 (97.17% of the total population).
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Year by year
Hotchkiss's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,195 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Hotchkiss's population decreased by 184 (16.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Hotchkiss's population decreased by 32 (3.50%), 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, Hotchkiss's population was lowest in year 2015 at 881.
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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)