Ouachita County, AR Population

Overview

22,858

Total Population

44.2

Median age

51.08%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

573

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Ouachita County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Ouachita County is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ouachita County's population under 18 was 22.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ouachita County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ouachita County, 18.84% were under the age of 15, 16.55% aged 15 to 29, 44.20% aged 30 to 64, 17.81% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 492 more females than males in Ouachita County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.08% females and 48.92% males in Ouachita County, AR.
The Ouachita County, AR gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 855.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,081.

Ouachita County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ouachita County population: 56.66% are White, 42.11% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.03% are Asian, 0.12% are some other race and 1.02% are multiracial.
Ouachita County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 573 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 22,285 (97.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ouachita County is White with a population of 12,952 (56.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 28,655 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ouachita County's population decreased by 2,607 (9.10%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ouachita County's population decreased by 3,434 (13.18%), 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, Ouachita County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 22,049.