How Colorado's Population Changed Over Eight Years
Article publisher:
Westword
Article date:
12 November 2019
Article category:
Colorado News
Medium
Article Body:
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released fresh data detailing the states contributing the most transplants to Colorado. But another batch of newly issued figures allows an even deeper dive into the enormous changes that have taken place in the state over the past decade...
The total population of Colorado according to the 2010 U.S. Census was 5,029,196. As of July 1, 2018, the figure had risen to 5,695,564.
That means Colorado attracted 666,368 new residents over an eight-year span. The increase represents a 13.25 percent boost over the 2010 total, and it's the equivalent of adding another Denver to the state...
The state's population is aging — but not by much...
A lot of Caucasians have moved to Colorado over the past eight years. The number of white folks living in Colorado circa the 2010 census was 3,529,377. As of July 1, 2018, it stood at 3,868,329, a rise of 338,952...
In July 2018, the percentage stood at 67.9. So while Colorado remained more than two-thirds Caucasian, it wasn't as white as it had been....
Of other racial groups in Colorado, Hispanics saw the largest growth — from 1,038,637 in the 2010 census to 1,235,117 in July 2018. That's a population bump of 196,480 and a percentage increase, too, from 20.6 to 21.7....
But neither is the state the demographic equivalent of a snowdrift — not anymore.
CAIRCO Notes
"the demographic equivalent of a snowdrif"? What kind of racist statement is that?