Overview
          70
                  Total Population
                49.5
                  Median age
                60.00%
                  Female population %
                66.7:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                45-49 years
                  Largest age group
                27.3
                  Total dependency ratio
                Black or African American
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Jericho's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Jericho is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - Jericho's population under 18 was 1.43%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - Jericho's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.00% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in Jericho, 1.43% were under the age of 15, 17.14% aged 15 to 29, 61.43% aged 30 to 64, 20.00% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 14 more females than males in Jericho:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.00% females and 40.00% males in Jericho, AR.
 - The Jericho, AR gender ratio is 66.7:100 i.e. 66.7 men to 100 women (0.667).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 8.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 29.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Jericho's population is not that diverse:
- Racial distribution of Jericho population: 95.71% are Black or African American and 4.29% are multiracial.
 - Jericho's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
 - By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in Jericho is Black or African American with a population of 67 (95.71% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Jericho's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 189 in the year 2001
 - From 2000 to 2010, Jericho's population decreased by 78 (41.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, Jericho's population decreased by 10 (9.17%), 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, Jericho's population was lowest in year 2021 at 97.
 
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
 - U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)