La Veta, CO Population

Overview

809

Total Population

61.8

Median age

60.20%

Female population %

66.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

101.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

85

Hispanic population

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

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Age

La Veta's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Veta is 61.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Veta's population under 18 was 9.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Veta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 40.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Veta, 9.52% were under the age of 15, 10.75% aged 15 to 29, 38.81% aged 30 to 64, 37.45% aged 65 to 84, and 3.46% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 165 more females than males in La Veta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.20% females and 39.80% males in La Veta, CO.
The La Veta, CO gender ratio is 66.1:100 i.e. 66.1 men to 100 women (0.661).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 83.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 73.

La Veta's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of La Veta population: 93.70% are White, 0.25% are Black or African American, 0.25% are some other race and 5.81% are multiracial.
La Veta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 85 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 724 (89.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Veta is White with a population of 758 (93.70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 918 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Veta's population decreased by 121 (13.18%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Veta's population increased by 61 (7.65%), 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, La Veta's population was lowest in year 2014 at 756.