Vail, CO Population

Overview

4,900

Total Population

50.2

Median age

45.84%

Female population %

118.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

35.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

234

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vail is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vail's population under 18 was 6.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vail's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vail, 5.22% were under the age of 15, 19.55% aged 15 to 29, 54.39% aged 30 to 64, 19.08% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 408 less females than males in Vail:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.84% females and 54.16% males in Vail, CO.
The Vail, CO gender ratio is 118.2:100 i.e. 118.2 men to 100 women (1.182).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 313.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 273.

Vail's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Vail population: 95.88% are White, 0.14% are Black or African American, 0.96% are Asian, 0.33% are some other race and 2.69% are multiracial.
Vail's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 234 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,666 (95.22% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vail is White with a population of 4,698 (95.88% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,696 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Vail's population increased by 634 (13.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vail's population decreased by 495 (9.32%), 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, Vail's population was lowest in year 2005 at 4,635.