Crested Butte, CO Population

Overview

1,419

Total Population

39.0

Median age

47.99%

Female population %

108.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

29.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

57

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Crested Butte is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Crested Butte's population under 18 was 20.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Crested Butte's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Crested Butte, 14.52% were under the age of 15, 22.27% aged 15 to 29, 55.18% aged 30 to 64, 8.03% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 less females than males in Crested Butte:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.99% females and 52.01% males in Crested Butte, CO.
The Crested Butte, CO gender ratio is 108.4:100 i.e. 108.4 men to 100 women (1.084).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 110.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 148.

Crested Butte's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Crested Butte population: 97.67% are White, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.76% are some other race and 0.35% are multiracial.
Crested Butte's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 57 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,362 (95.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Crested Butte is White with a population of 1,386 (97.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,691 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Crested Butte's population decreased by 55 (3.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Crested Butte's population increased by 159 (10.67%), 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, Crested Butte's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,490.