Palisade, CO Population

Overview

2,575

Total Population

47.5

Median age

47.57%

Female population %

110.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

54.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

447

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palisade is 47.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palisade's population under 18 was 18.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palisade's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.74% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palisade, 14.60% were under the age of 15, 13.55% aged 15 to 29, 51.11% aged 30 to 64, 16.50% aged 65 to 84, and 4.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 125 less females than males in Palisade:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.57% females and 52.43% males in Palisade, CO.
The Palisade, CO gender ratio is 110.2:100 i.e. 110.2 men to 100 women (1.102).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 139.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 170.

Palisade's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Palisade population: 83.30% are White, 0.62% are some other race and 16.08% are multiracial.
Palisade's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 447 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,128 (82.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palisade is White with a population of 2,145 (83.30% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,907 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Palisade's population increased by 112 (4.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palisade's population decreased by 86 (3.24%), 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, Palisade's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,542.