Overview
8,462
Total Population
40.6
Median age
50.19%
Female population %
99.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
58.1
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
41
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Arab's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Arab is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Arab's population under 18 was 24.38%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Arab's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Arab, 19.33% were under the age of 15, 18.22% aged 15 to 29, 45.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.91% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 32 more females than males in Arab:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.19% females and 49.81% males in Arab, AL.
- The Arab, AL gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 357.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 320.
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Race / Ethnicity
Arab's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Arab population: 91.99% are White, 1% are Black or African American, 0.37% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.73% are Asian, 1.49% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
- Arab's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 41 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,052 (95.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Arab is White with a population of 7,784 (91.99% of the total population).
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Year by year
Arab's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 8,623 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, Arab's population increased by 673 (9.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Arab's population increased by 347 (4.28%), 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, Arab's population was lowest in year 2001 at 7,386.
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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)