The U.S. Census report released 2014 population estimates that showed for the first time, more than 50 percent of the nation’s children under the age of 5 are minorities. That’s defined by the Census any group that’s not single-race, non-Latino white — what the TRENDS report defines as Anglo.
The population estimates are from July. They show that 50.2 percent of Americans younger than 5 are non-Anglo — either Latinos of any race, another race or ethnicity, or mixed race. The U.S. population as a whole is becoming more diverse, with the non-Anglo population of all ages increasing from 33 percent in 2004 to an estimated 38 percent in 2014.
Boulder County and Colorado’s populations follow this trend in a growing diversity among pre-kindergarten aged children and babies, although we tend to have a higher percentage of Anglos here.
The Colorado Children’s Campaign reported this week that percentage of the state’s non-Anglo children under 5 years old grew from 34 percent in 2000 to 42 percent by 2010, where it has remained relatively stable ever since.
TRENDS, a publication by The Community Foundation Serving Boulder County, reports that in 2013, the U.S. Census 5-year estimates showed that 37 percent of the county’s children under the age of 5 were non-Anglo. Out of 5,952 Boulder County children under 5 who were minorities, 75 percent were Latino.
When you compare the Latino and Anglo populations in Boulder County, the age divide is clear: 13 percent of the county’s total Anglo population is over the age of 65. Only 4 percent of the county’s total Latino population is over the age of 65.
But for children under the age of five: 4 percent of the county’s total Anglo population is under 5, while 10 percent of the county’s total Latino population is under 5.
The 2015-2016 TRENDS report will be published this fall. If your civic, business or nonprofit group would like to schedule a presentation by The Community Foundation, call Erika Stutzman at 303-442-0436.
