Peralta, NM Population

Overview

3,392

Total Population

41.0

Median age

45.78%

Female population %

118.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,958

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Peralta is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Peralta's population under 18 was 24.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Peralta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Peralta, 18.25% were under the age of 15, 15.01% aged 15 to 29, 46.40% aged 30 to 64, 16.98% aged 65 to 84, and 3.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 286 less females than males in Peralta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.78% females and 54.22% males in Peralta, NM.
The Peralta, NM gender ratio is 118.4:100 i.e. 118.4 men to 100 women (1.184).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 249.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 144.

Peralta's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Peralta population: 73.35% are White, 1.92% are Asian, 12.44% are some other race and 12.29% are multiracial.
Peralta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,958 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,434 (42.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Peralta is White with a population of 2,488 (73.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,761 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Peralta's population increased by 173 (4.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Peralta's population decreased by 315 (8.58%), 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, Peralta's population was lowest in year 2020 at 3,357.