Age and Sex in Charco, Arizona (Unincorporated Place)

Age Structure#1

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1 Gray areas represent percentile bands from the places in Arizona.
Scope: population of Arizona, Charco, and other places in Arizona
Charco
Arizona
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%2%4%6%8%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4635.294%35.3%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%529.412%29.4%00.000%0%635.294%35.3%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%00.000%0%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Age and Sex#2

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Arizona and Charco
Female Male
Arizona
Charco
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1%0%1%Count%Senior2Older Adult3Younger Adult4College5Children6-0.000000%-0.203124%-0.035545%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.980392%0.203124%0.980392%1.0%635.294%35.3%-1.176471%-0.598036%-0.026623%-1.176471%1.2%1.176471%0.235294%0.598036%1.411765%1.4%1164.706%64.7%-0.000000%-0.640037%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.640037%0.036544%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.695281%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.695281%0.048985%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.654977%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.654977%0.027310%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval 265+ 340-64 422-39 518-21 60-17

Detailed Age and Sex#3

Percentage in each age cohort per year of age.1
Scope: population of Arizona and Charco
Female Male
Arizona
Charco
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
5%0%5%Count%85+80-8475-7970-7467-6965-6662-6460-6155-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2922-24212018-1915-1710-145-90-4-0.000000%-0.043846%-0.026608%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%2.205882%0.043846%2.205882%2.2%635.294%35.3%-0.000000%-0.178671%-0.034019%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.178671%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.274001%-0.030363%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.274001%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.380871%-0.045484%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.380871%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.462099%-0.054519%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.462099%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.528462%-0.070513%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.528462%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-9.803922%-0.536359%-0.065611%-9.803922%9.8%0.000000%0.536359%0.000000%0.0%529.412%29.4%-0.000000%-0.557391%-0.065422%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.557391%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.576586%-0.054493%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%7.058824%0.576586%7.058824%7.1%635.294%35.3%-0.000000%-0.626768%-0.020328%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.626768%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.611152%-0.001118%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.611152%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.622545%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.622545%0.008358%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.608051%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.608051%0.014538%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.642264%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.642264%0.032337%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.653541%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.653541%0.050352%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.667130%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.667130%0.057219%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.723987%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.723987%0.048955%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.728728%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.728728%0.051363%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.664204%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.664204%0.047811%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.660789%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.660789%0.030219%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.664878%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.664878%0.021690%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.664182%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.664182%0.030449%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%-0.000000%-0.632383%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%0.632383%0.028045%0.000000%0.0%00.000%0%
Count number of people in age cohort
% age cohort as a percentage of the total population
1normalized with respect to the number of years in each interval

Detailed Sex Ratio#4

Percentage more males or females in selected age cohorts.
Scope: population of Arizona and Charco
More Females More Males
Arizona
Charco
1,000%500%0%M:FFM62-64-1,000.000000%-12.232608%-1,000.000000%> 1000%0.0000100.000%100%0.000%0%
M:F ratio of males to females in the age cohort
F females as a percentage of the age cohort
M males as a percentage of the age cohort

Map of Age Cohorts by Block in Charco

Children Age Cohorts by Block#5

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
0%10%20%30%40%50%

College Age Cohorts by Block#6

Percentage of population aged 18 to 21 (%):
0%6%12%18%24%31%

20s Age Cohorts by Block#7

Percentage of population aged 22 to 29 (%):
0%5%10%15%20%25%

30s Age Cohorts by Block#8

Percentage of population aged 30 to 39 (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

40s Age Cohorts by Block#9

Percentage of population aged 40 to 49 (%):
0%7%13%20%27%34%

50s Age Cohorts by Block#10

Percentage of population aged 50 to 59 (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

60s Age Cohorts by Block#11

Percentage of population aged 60 to 69 (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

70s Age Cohorts by Block#12

Percentage of population aged 70 to 79 (%):
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.7%8.9%11.2%

80+ Age Cohorts by Block#13

Percentage of population aged 80 and older (%):
0.0%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%
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Age Cohorts by Place in the Tucson Area

There are 54 places in the Tucson Area. This section compares Charco to all of the places in the Tucson Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charco.

Children by Place#14

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charco, selected other places in the Tucson Area, and entities that contain Charco
0%20%40%60%Count#ComobabiNolicSummerhavenWahak HotrontkSouth KomelikPisinemoVentanaNelsonAli Molina940700Tract 940700940700-2B.G. 940700-2Ko VayaCorona de TucsonValencia WestSellsIndian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified DistrictIndian Oasis-Babo…San MiguelSummitSahuaritaMaish VayaVailArivaca JunctionArivaca JctDrexel HeightsDrexel HtsCowlicTopawaRillitoAli ChukSouth TucsonRincon ValleyMaranaAk ChinMountainArizonaZIP Code 85321ZIP 85321WestLittletownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta RosaTucson Metro AreaTucson AreaPima CountyPimaTucsonCasas AdobesOro ValleyThree PointsTanque VerdeCatalina FoothillsWhyArivacaGreen ValleyChiawuli TakCharco62.790698%62.790698%62.8%27153.333333%53.333333%53.3%16250.898204%50.898204%50.9%85346.610169%46.610169%46.6%55446.206897%46.206897%46.2%67544.786730%44.786730%44.8%189643.750000%43.750000%43.8%42743.661972%43.661972%43.7%186839.436620%39.436620%39.4%56938.296530%38.296530%38.3%60736.703601%36.703601%36.7%26534.782609%34.782609%34.8%81034.092715%34.092715%34.1%2,5741133.742331%33.742331%33.7%3,7951232.961310%32.961310%33.0%8861331.898984%31.898984%31.9%2,26130.696203%30.696203%30.7%971430.553435%30.553435%30.6%1,6011529.978402%29.978402%30.0%8,3281628.925620%28.925620%28.9%351728.839048%28.839048%28.8%3,3561828.381375%28.381375%28.4%2561928.107474%28.107474%28.1%7,6682027.450980%27.450980%27.5%422127.058824%27.058824%27.1%462226.415094%26.415094%26.4%142326.315789%26.315789%26.3%302425.484272%25.484272%25.5%1,4342525.378915%25.378915%25.4%1,5072625.243032%25.243032%25.2%10,15310.2k2725.000000%25.000000%25.0%82824.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M23.845680%23.845680%23.8%1,16223.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.410853%23.410853%23.4%1512923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M23.076923%23.076923%23.1%813021.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k3421.224252%21.224252%21.2%14,58014.6k3617.721041%17.721041%17.7%7,5103816.881343%16.881343%16.9%8654116.837906%16.837906%16.8%2,7864516.468273%16.468273%16.5%8,453466.790123%6.790123%6.8%11493.953871%3.953871%4.0%24502.364151%2.364151%2.4%526510.000000%0.000000%0.0%0520.000000%0.000000%0.0%053
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 53 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in Arizona

There are 451 places in Arizona. This section compares Charco to the 50 most populous places in Arizona and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charco. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 15,297.

Children by Place#23

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charco, selected other places in Arizona, and entities that contain Charco
0%10%20%30%Count#Queen Creek940700Tract 940700940700-2B.G. 940700-2El MirageSan Tan ValleySan Tan VlyIndian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified DistrictIndian Oasis-Babo…Rio RicoGilbertAvondaleSan LuisNogalesSahuaritaAnthemBuckeyeMaricopaDrexel HeightsDrexel HtsCasa GrandeYumaPhoenixChandlerGlendaleGoodyearSierra VistaSurpriseMaranaPeoriaMountainMesaArizonaZIP Code 85321ZIP 85321WestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKingmanSierra Vista SoutheastSierra Vis SEPrescott ValleyPrescott VlyTucson Metro AreaTucson AreaPima CountyPimaTucsonFlowing WellsCasas AdobesDouglasFlagstaffBullhead CityApache JunctionApache JctNew RiverOro ValleyLake Havasu CityLk Havasu CityScottsdaleTanque VerdeCatalina FoothillsTempeEloyFortuna FoothillsPaysonFountain HillsFountain HlsPrescottFlorenceGreen ValleySun CitySun City WestCharco38.406431%38.406431%38.4%11,84811.8k138.296530%38.296530%38.3%60736.703601%36.703601%36.7%26533.385391%33.385391%33.4%11,33011.3k232.388399%32.388399%32.4%28,66628.7k331.898984%31.898984%31.9%2,26131.459465%31.459465%31.5%5,848431.383579%31.383579%31.4%71,18871.2k530.457268%30.457268%30.5%24,55824.6k630.384343%30.384343%30.4%9,455730.125276%30.125276%30.1%6,132829.978402%29.978402%30.0%8,328929.542333%29.542333%29.5%6,6681028.966447%28.966447%29.0%17,18017.2k1128.298111%28.298111%28.3%12,86812.9k1228.107474%28.107474%28.1%7,6681327.911035%27.911035%27.9%14,39414.4k1426.866516%26.866516%26.9%25,17525.2k1526.837431%26.837431%26.8%417,409417k1626.682251%26.682251%26.7%64,60664.6k1726.309999%26.309999%26.3%63,12963.1k1825.838164%25.838164%25.8%18,76618.8k1925.650616%25.650616%25.7%11,38411.4k2025.618862%25.618862%25.6%32,66232.7k2125.243032%25.243032%25.2%10,15310.2k2225.202770%25.202770%25.2%39,99140.0k2324.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.297490%24.297490%24.3%114,309114k2424.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M23.845680%23.845680%23.8%1,16223.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.308123%22.308123%22.3%6,3772522.298326%22.298326%22.3%3,5162622.062333%22.062333%22.1%9,0612721.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k2821.396064%21.396064%21.4%3,3382921.224252%21.224252%21.2%14,58014.6k3019.189931%19.189931%19.2%3,2173118.748376%18.748376%18.7%12,98713.0k3218.260913%18.260913%18.3%7,2413317.988087%17.988087%18.0%6,7953417.981052%17.981052%18.0%2,7523517.721041%17.721041%17.7%7,5103616.955030%16.955030%17.0%8,9963716.876692%16.876692%16.9%39,57539.6k3816.837906%16.837906%16.8%2,7863916.468273%16.468273%16.5%8,4534015.603750%15.603750%15.6%27,26127.3k4115.209014%15.209014%15.2%2,6054215.140516%15.140516%15.1%4,2134313.512453%13.512453%13.5%2,0674413.116540%13.116540%13.1%3,1304512.399611%12.399611%12.4%5,095469.698333%9.698333%9.7%2,543472.364151%2.364151%2.4%526480.607169%0.607169%0.6%239490.024097%0.024097%0.0%6500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares Charco to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charco. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Children by Place#32

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charco, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain Charco
0%10%20%30%Count#940700Tract 940700940700-2B.G. 940700-2Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified DistrictIndian Oasis-Babo…GilbertSan BernardinoBakersfieldFontanaNorth Las VegasN Las VegasMoreno ValleyFresnoStocktonOxnardSanta AnaSunrise ManorPhoenixChandlerGlendaleAuroraChula VistaModestoAnaheimAnchorageRiversideMountainSanta ClaritaMesaArizonaLong BeachLas VegasColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 85321ZIP 85321WestSacramentoFremontSan JoseAlbuquerqueUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBoise CityIrvineRenoSpokaneTucson Metro AreaTucson AreaPima CountyPimaTucsonTacomaLos AngelesHendersonSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityParadiseDenverSan DiegoOaklandSpring ValleyHuntington BeachHuntington BchPortlandGlendaleUrban HonoluluScottsdaleSeattleSan FranciscoCharco38.296530%38.296530%38.3%60736.703601%36.703601%36.7%26531.898984%31.898984%31.9%2,26131.383579%31.383579%31.4%71,18871.2k130.280873%30.280873%30.3%64,97765.0k230.257240%30.257240%30.3%111,212111k330.205917%30.205917%30.2%61,99162.0k429.887691%29.887691%29.9%68,87268.9k529.366874%29.366874%29.4%59,33959.3k629.163869%29.163869%29.2%149,846150k728.614697%28.614697%28.6%86,25786.3k828.168223%28.168223%28.2%57,67557.7k928.168043%28.168043%28.2%93,97094.0k1027.865487%27.865487%27.9%53,74553.7k1126.837431%26.837431%26.8%417,409417k1226.682251%26.682251%26.7%64,60664.6k1326.309999%26.309999%26.3%63,12963.1k1426.276233%26.276233%26.3%92,26492.3k1526.128750%26.128750%26.1%68,09168.1k1625.623945%25.623945%25.6%53,42953.4k1725.338259%25.338259%25.3%87,86787.9k1825.003591%25.003591%25.0%74,84174.8k1924.847338%24.847338%24.8%79,18379.2k2024.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.513735%24.513735%24.5%44,19944.2k2124.297490%24.297490%24.3%114,309114k2224.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M24.070388%24.070388%24.1%113,081113k2323.976553%23.976553%24.0%147,047147k2423.968990%23.968990%24.0%107,563108k2523.845680%23.845680%23.8%1,16223.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.750232%23.750232%23.8%115,077115k2623.696772%23.696772%23.7%54,01354.0k2723.475697%23.475697%23.5%236,955237k2823.208388%23.208388%23.2%129,238129k2923.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.602286%22.602286%22.6%49,42649.4k3022.167520%22.167520%22.2%54,75254.8k3122.089988%22.089988%22.1%52,38052.4k3221.985307%21.985307%22.0%46,62646.6k3321.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k3421.686073%21.686073%21.7%44,58744.6k3521.605988%21.605988%21.6%846,711847k3621.562086%21.562086%21.6%59,91559.9k3721.181952%21.181952%21.2%40,55240.6k3820.979596%20.979596%21.0%48,18348.2k3920.705017%20.705017%20.7%137,337137k4020.651042%20.651042%20.7%283,913284k4120.390011%20.390011%20.4%84,01584.0k4220.314065%20.314065%20.3%38,73138.7k4319.658421%19.658421%19.7%39,06639.1k4418.415892%18.415892%18.4%114,287114k4517.993380%17.993380%18.0%35,60835.6k4617.467827%17.467827%17.5%61,06761.1k4716.876692%16.876692%16.9%39,57539.6k4815.290895%15.290895%15.3%102,273102k4913.481174%13.481174%13.5%114,628115k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Age Cohorts by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Charco to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Charco. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Children by Place#41

Percentage of population aged 0 to 17 (%):
Scope: population of Charco, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Charco
0%10%20%30%Count#940700Tract 940700940700-2B.G. 940700-2Indian Oasis-Baboquivari Unified DistrictIndian Oasis-Babo…FresnoFort WorthEl PasoPhoenixMilwaukeeArlingtonWichitaOklahoma CitySan AntonioDallasHoustonMemphisDetroitOmahaIndianapolisMountainTulsaCharlotteMesaArizonaLong BeachLas VegasColorado SpringsColorado SpgsZIP Code 85321ZIP 85321WestSacramentoSan JoseKansas CityAlbuquerqueJacksonvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClevelandLouisvilleVirginia BeachVirginia BchColumbusPhiladelphiaChicagoRaleighTucson Metro AreaTucson AreaPima CountyPimaTucsonLos AngelesNashville-DavidsonAustinNew YorkBaltimoreDenverSan DiegoOaklandMinneapolisAtlantaPortlandMiamiWashingtonBostonSeattleSan FranciscoCharco38.296530%38.296530%38.3%60736.703601%36.703601%36.7%26531.898984%31.898984%31.9%2,26129.163869%29.163869%29.2%149,846150k128.577574%28.577574%28.6%233,173233k227.481425%27.481425%27.5%186,340186k326.837431%26.837431%26.8%417,409417k426.475933%26.475933%26.5%158,504159k526.113118%26.113118%26.1%100,248100k625.967894%25.967894%26.0%100,764101k725.770022%25.770022%25.8%159,778160k825.703473%25.703473%25.7%369,965370k925.650464%25.650464%25.7%327,924328k1025.319180%25.319180%25.3%567,297567k1125.310548%25.310548%25.3%166,001166k1225.218343%25.218343%25.2%172,353172k1325.047396%25.047396%25.0%110,978111k1424.805415%24.805415%24.8%210,021210k1524.709269%24.709269%24.7%5,732,5615.73M24.623036%24.623036%24.6%98,46998.5k1624.540635%24.540635%24.5%198,493198k1724.297490%24.297490%24.3%114,309114k1824.070736%24.070736%24.1%1,619,6181.62M24.070388%24.070388%24.1%113,081113k1923.976553%23.976553%24.0%147,047147k2023.968990%23.968990%24.0%107,563108k2123.845680%23.845680%23.8%1,16223.760486%23.760486%23.8%17,834,66617.8M23.750232%23.750232%23.8%115,077115k2223.475697%23.475697%23.5%236,955237k2323.365136%23.365136%23.4%110,229110k2423.208388%23.208388%23.2%129,238129k2523.157634%23.157634%23.2%198,372198k2623.108006%23.108006%23.1%73,612,43873.6M22.998471%22.998471%23.0%89,50289.5k2722.928906%22.928906%22.9%140,227140k2822.855339%22.855339%22.9%102,788103k2922.726089%22.726089%22.7%190,226190k3022.168125%22.168125%22.2%345,809346k3121.913385%21.913385%21.9%594,733595k3221.865242%21.865242%21.9%96,49796.5k3321.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.856045%21.856045%21.9%219,290219k21.726884%21.726884%21.7%114,628115k3421.605988%21.605988%21.6%846,711847k3521.537938%21.537938%21.5%138,655139k3621.399702%21.399702%21.4%194,262194k3721.199117%21.199117%21.2%1,793,8611.79M3821.123671%21.123671%21.1%131,178131k3920.705017%20.705017%20.7%137,337137k4020.651042%20.651042%20.7%283,913284k4120.390011%20.390011%20.4%84,01584.0k4219.962439%19.962439%20.0%80,78280.8k4318.722638%18.722638%18.7%85,44685.4k4418.415892%18.415892%18.4%114,287114k4517.996773%17.996773%18.0%77,85877.9k4617.402645%17.402645%17.4%114,685115k4716.549062%16.549062%16.5%108,939109k4815.290895%15.290895%15.3%102,273102k4913.481174%13.481174%13.5%114,628115k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0
Count number of children
# rank of place out of 50 by %

Definitions

The US Census reports extensively on the topics of age and sex, often reporting other topics broken down by age and sex cohorts. This page reports on age and sex alone; charts presenting other topics by age and sex can be found on their topic-specific pages.

  • Children: less than 18 years old
  • College: from 18 to 21 years old
  • 20s: from 22 to 29 years old, to not overlap the college category
  • Younger Adult: from 22 to 39 years old
  • Older Adult: from 40 to 64 years old
  • Senior: more than 64 years old

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State:
Arizona
County:
Pima
Metro Area:
Tucson Area
ZIP Code:
85321
Unified School District:
Indian Oasis-Baboquivari
Congressional District:
AZ-3
State Senate District:
AZ-4
State House District:
AZ-4
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Ajo, Ali Chuk, Anegam, Kaka, Maish Vaya, Pisinemo, Santa Rosa, Ventana, Wahak Hotrontk, Why