Vaughn, NM Population

Overview

363

Total Population

23.7

Median age

39.94%

Female population %

150.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

109.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

317

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Vaughn's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Vaughn is 23.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vaughn's population under 18 was 32.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vaughn's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vaughn, 27.55% were under the age of 15, 29.20% aged 15 to 29, 18.46% aged 30 to 64, 21.21% aged 65 to 84, and 3.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 73 less females than males in Vaughn:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.94% females and 60.06% males in Vaughn, NM.
The Vaughn, NM gender ratio is 150.3:100 i.e. 150.3 men to 100 women (1.503).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 23.

Vaughn's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Vaughn population: 45.73% are White, 4.41% are some other race and 49.86% are multiracial.
Vaughn's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 317 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 46 (12.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vaughn is White with a population of 166 (45.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 539 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Vaughn's population decreased by 93 (17.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vaughn's population decreased by 167 (37.44%), 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, Vaughn's population was lowest in year 2022 at 269.