Huron, CA Population

Overview

6,277

Total Population

27.9

Median age

48.48%

Female population %

106.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

50.2

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

6,001

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Huron is 27.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huron's population under 18 was 33.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huron's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 5.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huron, 28.25% were under the age of 15, 27.51% aged 15 to 29, 39.05% aged 30 to 64, 4.72% aged 65 to 84, and 0.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 191 less females than males in Huron:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.48% females and 51.52% males in Huron, CA.
The Huron, CA gender ratio is 106.3:100 i.e. 106.3 men to 100 women (1.063).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 675.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 332.

Huron's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Huron population: 24.14% are White, 0.35% are Black or African American, 8.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 51.97% are some other race and 15.44% are multiracial.
Huron's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of some other race population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,001 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 276 (4.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huron is some other race with a population of 3,262 (51.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,095 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Huron's population increased by 376 (5.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huron's population decreased by 545 (8.08%), 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, Huron's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,203.