Nucla, CO Population

Overview

578

Total Population

52.3

Median age

54.15%

Female population %

84.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

92.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Nucla is 52.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nucla's population under 18 was 17.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nucla's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nucla, 15.05% were under the age of 15, 13.84% aged 15 to 29, 38.06% aged 30 to 64, 26.82% aged 65 to 84, and 6.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 48 more females than males in Nucla:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.15% females and 45.85% males in Nucla, CO.
The Nucla, CO gender ratio is 84.7:100 i.e. 84.7 men to 100 women (0.847).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 57.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 39.

Nucla's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Nucla population: 94.29% are White, 4.15% are Black or African American, 0.17% are Asian and 1.38% are multiracial.
Nucla's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 57 (98.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nucla is White with a population of 545 (94.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 745 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Nucla's population decreased by 26 (3.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nucla's population decreased by 118 (16.64%), 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, Nucla's population was lowest in year 2021 at 590.