Mineral County, CO Population

Overview

794

Total Population

50.8

Median age

52.39%

Female population %

90.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

53.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mineral County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mineral County is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mineral County's population under 18 was 13.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mineral County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mineral County, 12.22% were under the age of 15, 10.20% aged 15 to 29, 54.91% aged 30 to 64, 21.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.13% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 38 more females than males in Mineral County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.39% females and 47.61% males in Mineral County, CO.
The Mineral County, CO gender ratio is 90.9:100 i.e. 90.9 men to 100 women (0.909).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 53.

Mineral County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mineral County population: 91.69% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.27% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 3.90% are multiracial.
Mineral County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 783 (98.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mineral County is White with a population of 728 (91.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 971 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Mineral County's population decreased by 132 (15.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mineral County's population increased by 167 (23.72%), 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, Mineral County's population was lowest in year 2014 at 703.