Oil Trough, AR Population

Overview

189

Total Population

46.5

Median age

50.79%

Female population %

96.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

76.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Oil Trough's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Oil Trough is 46.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oil Trough's population under 18 was 28.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oil Trough's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oil Trough, 20.11% were under the age of 15, 15.87% aged 15 to 29, 40.74% aged 30 to 64, 22.22% aged 65 to 84, and 1.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3 more females than males in Oil Trough:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.79% females and 49.21% males in Oil Trough, AR.
The Oil Trough, AR gender ratio is 96.9:100 i.e. 96.9 men to 100 women (0.969).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 19.

Oil Trough's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Oil Trough population: 87.30% are White, 3.70% are Black or African American, 0.53% are some other race and 8.47% are multiracial.
Oil Trough's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18 (95.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oil Trough is White with a population of 165 (87.30% of the total population).

Oil Trough's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 276 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Oil Trough's population increased by 57 (26.15%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oil Trough's population decreased by 50 (18.18%), 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, Oil Trough's population was lowest in year 2001 at 215.