Saguache, CO Population

Overview

530

Total Population

49.4

Median age

35.47%

Female population %

181.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

39.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

231

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Saguache is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Saguache's population under 18 was 15.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Saguache's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.47% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Saguache, 13.02% were under the age of 15, 13.96% aged 15 to 29, 57.55% aged 30 to 64, 10.94% aged 65 to 84, and 4.53% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 less females than males in Saguache:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 35.47% females and 64.53% males in Saguache, CO.
The Saguache, CO gender ratio is 181.9:100 i.e. 181.9 men to 100 women (1.819).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 67.
For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 30.

Saguache's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Saguache population: 84.72% are White, 0.75% are Asian and 14.53% are some other race.
Saguache's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 231 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 299 (56.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Saguache is White with a population of 449 (84.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 598 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Saguache's population decreased by 74 (12.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Saguache's population increased by 40 (8.03%), 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, Saguache's population was lowest in year 2010 at 498.