Tombstone, AZ Population

Overview

978

Total Population

60.8

Median age

52.04%

Female population %

92.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

99.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tombstone is 60.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tombstone's population under 18 was 10.53%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tombstone's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tombstone, 7.67% were under the age of 15, 7.26% aged 15 to 29, 42.84% aged 30 to 64, 40.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Tombstone:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.04% females and 47.96% males in Tombstone, AZ.
The Tombstone, AZ gender ratio is 92.1:100 i.e. 92.1 men to 100 women (0.921).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 68.

Tombstone's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Tombstone population: 96.22% are White, 0.31% are some other race and 3.48% are multiracial.
Tombstone's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 838 (85.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tombstone is White with a population of 941 (96.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,552 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Tombstone's population decreased by 109 (7.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tombstone's population decreased by 82 (5.89%), 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, Tombstone's population was lowest in year 2017 at 1,296.