Alpena, AR Population

Overview

462

Total Population

33.5

Median age

51.95%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Alpena's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alpena is 33.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alpena's population under 18 was 36.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alpena's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alpena, 23.38% were under the age of 15, 23.16% aged 15 to 29, 44.81% aged 30 to 64, 7.79% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Alpena:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.95% females and 48.05% males in Alpena, AR.
The Alpena, AR gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 36.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 42.

Alpena's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alpena population: 75.54% are White, 1.30% are Black or African American, 0.65% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are some other race and 21.65% are multiracial.
Alpena's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 458 (99.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alpena is White with a population of 349 (75.54% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 415 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Alpena's population increased by 7 (1.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alpena's population decreased by 20 (5.10%), 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, Alpena's population was lowest in year 2020 at 372.