Sugar City, CO Population

Overview

644

Total Population

43.1

Median age

50.78%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

40.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

176

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Sugar City is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sugar City's population under 18 was 7.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sugar City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sugar City, 5.75% were under the age of 15, 20.81% aged 15 to 29, 50.16% aged 30 to 64, 14.91% aged 65 to 84, and 8.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Sugar City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.78% females and 49.22% males in Sugar City, CO.
The Sugar City, CO gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 75.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 61.

Sugar City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sugar City population: 65.99% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 1.86% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 31.68% are multiracial.
Sugar City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 176 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 468 (72.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sugar City is White with a population of 425 (65.99% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 279 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sugar City's population decreased by 19 (6.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sugar City's population decreased by 5 (1.92%), 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, Sugar City's population was lowest in year 2009 at 240.