Olney Springs, CO Population

Overview

604

Total Population

42.2

Median age

39.07%

Female population %

155.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

29.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

265

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Olney Springs is 42.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Olney Springs's population under 18 was 12.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Olney Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Olney Springs, 9.27% were under the age of 15, 24.17% aged 15 to 29, 53.31% aged 30 to 64, 8.28% aged 65 to 84, and 4.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 132 less females than males in Olney Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.07% females and 60.93% males in Olney Springs, CO.
The Olney Springs, CO gender ratio is 155.9:100 i.e. 155.9 men to 100 women (1.559).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 107.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 37.

Olney Springs's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Olney Springs population: 80.79% are White, 5.30% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.33% are some other race and 13.58% are multiracial.
Olney Springs's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 265 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 339 (56.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Olney Springs is White with a population of 488 (80.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 383 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Olney Springs's population decreased by 35 (9.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Olney Springs's population decreased by 38 (10.92%), 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, Olney Springs's population was lowest in year 2020 at 310.