Simla, CO Population

Overview

534

Total Population

40.3

Median age

54.87%

Female population %

82.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

51.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Simla is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Simla's population under 18 was 23.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Simla's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Simla, 18.54% were under the age of 15, 12.55% aged 15 to 29, 53.56% aged 30 to 64, 12.92% aged 65 to 84, and 2.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 52 more females than males in Simla:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.87% females and 45.13% males in Simla, CO.
The Simla, CO gender ratio is 82.3:100 i.e. 82.3 men to 100 women (0.823).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 33.

Simla's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Simla population: 83.15% are White, 3.56% are Black or African American, 5.43% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 7.87% are multiracial.
Simla's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 534 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Simla is White with a population of 444 (83.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 714 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Simla's population decreased by 38 (5.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Simla's population decreased by 10 (1.63%), 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, Simla's population was lowest in year 2020 at 604.