Ward, CO Population

Overview

70

Total Population

48.7

Median age

57.14%

Female population %

75:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

62.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ward is 48.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ward's population under 18 was 17.14%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ward, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 12.86% aged 15 to 29, 48.57% aged 30 to 64, 22.86% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 10 more females than males in Ward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.14% females and 42.86% males in Ward, CO.
The Ward, CO gender ratio is 75:100 i.e. 75 men to 100 women (0.750).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 6.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 8.

Ward's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ward population: 84.29% are White, 4.29% are Asian, 4.29% are some other race and 7.14% are multiracial.
Ward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 63 (90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ward is White with a population of 59 (84.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 177 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Ward's population decreased by 24 (13.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ward's population decreased by 20 (13.33%), 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, Ward's population was lowest in year 2022 at 128.