Population by Age
Date updated: 11/18/2011
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What this chart shows: Population by Age Groups in the United States, Colorado & Larimer County, 2010
Data Sources: United States Census Bureau (Table QT-P1)
What the above data tell us:
In comparing Larimer County with the United States and Colorado in 2010, a smaller percentage of the population in the County is made up of children under the age of 18 (21.4%) than either the U.S. (24.0%) or Colorado (24.4%), but had a higher percentage (66.8%) of adults between the ages of 18 and 64 than the U.S. (62.9%) or Colorado (64.7%). Although Loveland and Fort Collins are often ranked highly in best places to retire, the percentage of residents over the age of 65 (11.9%) falls between the U.S. (13.0%) and Colorado (10.9%).What this chart shows: Population by Age Groups in Larimer County Cities and Towns - 2010
Data Source: United States Census Bureau (Table QT-P1)
What the above data tell us:
In 2010, Timnath had the largest percentage of children under 18 (32.3%) when compared to other Larimer County communities. Fort Collins had the largest percentage (71.3%) of adults ages 18-64, and Estes Park had the largest percentage (25.2%) of adults over the age of 65.What this chart shows: Population by Race/Ethnicity and Age Groups in Larimer County, 2010
Data Source: United States Census Bureau (Table P12 A through H)
What the above data tell us:
When looking at age groups categorized by race and ethnicity from the United States Census, Hispanics and those identifying themselves as some other race have proportionately higher numbers of children, whereas Whites (non-Hispanics) and Asians have a slightly higher proportion of adults. Caution must be used when interpreting these data because the numbers of citizens in some Larimer County communities/ethnic groups are very small. Please refer to the tables below for those numbers.What this chart shows: Median Age in the United States, Colorado and Larimer County, 2010
Data Source: United States Census Bureau (Table P13)
What the above data tell us:
In 2010, the median age in Larimer County was 1 year, 7 months lower than the median age in the United States. However, when comparing the median age in 2010 to the median age in 2000, the nation (35.3), state (34.3), and county (33.2) are all getting older.Additional Information:
Related Infomration on COMPASS -
- Population by Gender
- Population Race & Ethnicity
- Population Size & Growth
- Public School Enrollment
- Public School Enrollment by Ethnicity
Other Resources -
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (Colorado Health Information Dataset) - also has population estimates
- Colorado Division of Local Affairs - provides estimates of Colorado communities as well as estimates between census years
- United States Census Bureau
Data Tables:
|
United States |
Colorado |
Larimer County |
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|
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
|
|
<18 years |
74,181,467 | 24.0% | 1,225,609 | 24.4% | 64,057 | 21.4% |
|
18-64 years |
194,296,087 | 62.9% | 3,253,962 | 64.7% | 200,032 | 66.8% |
|
65+ years |
40,267,984 | 13.0% | 549,625 | 10.9% | 35,541 | 11.9% |
Larimer County Community Population by Age Group, 2010
|
Under 18 |
18 - 64 years |
65+ years |
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|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
|
|
Berthoud |
1,298 | 25.4% | 3,176 | 62.2% | 631 | 12.4% |
|
Estes |
989 | 16.9% | 3,391 | 57.9% | 1,478 | 25.2% |
|
Fort Collins |
28,630 |
19.9% | 102,716 | 71.3% | 12,640 | 8.8% |
|
Laporte |
476 | 19.4% | 1,680 | 68.6% | 294 | 12.0% |
|
Loveland |
15,988 | 23.9% | 40,917 | 61.2% | 9,954 | 14.9% |
|
Timnath |
202 | 32.3% | 377 | 60.3% | 46 | 7.4% |
|
Wellington |
2,007 | 31.9% | 3,978 | 63.3% | 304 | 4.8% |
Number and Percentage of Ethnicity by Age in Larimer County, 2010
|
Number |
Under 5 |
School Age (5-17) |
Young Adult (18-29) |
Adult (30-64) |
65 and over |
|
American Indian |
149 | 470 | 491 | 970 | 129 |
|
Asian |
354 | 1,028 | 1,320 | 2,752 | 346 |
|
Black |
158 | 478 | 811 | 977 | 76 |
|
Hispanic |
3,505 | 7,835 | 7,554 | 11,345 | 1,386 |
|
White |
14,749 | 39,874 | 57,023 | 125,191 | 34,430 |
|
Some other race |
966 | 2,223 | 2,403 | 3,806 | 330 |
|
Percentage |
Under 5 |
School Age (5-17) |
Young Adult (18-29) |
Adult (30-64) |
65 and over |
|
American Indian |
6.8% | 21.3% | 22.3% | 44.0% | 5.8% |
|
Asian |
6.1% | 17.7% | 22.8% | 47.4% | 6.0% |
|
Black |
6.3% | 19.1% | 32.4% | 39.1% | 3.0% |
|
Hispanic |
11.1% | 24.8% | 23.9% | 35.9% | 4.4% |
|
White |
5.4% | 14.7% | 21.0% | 46.2% | 12.7% |
|
Some other race |
9.9% | 22.9% | 24.7% | 39.1% | 3.4% |
|
United States |
37.2 |
|
Colorado |
36.1 |
|
Larimer County |
35.5 |