Argo, AL Population

Overview

4,411

Total Population

32.3

Median age

48.81%

Female population %

104.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

50.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

453

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Argo is 32.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Argo's population under 18 was 26.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Argo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Argo, 23.31% were under the age of 15, 21.02% aged 15 to 29, 45.36% aged 30 to 64, 10.32% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 105 less females than males in Argo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.81% females and 51.19% males in Argo, AL.
The Argo, AL gender ratio is 104.9:100 i.e. 104.9 men to 100 women (1.049).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 280.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 336.

Argo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Argo population: 85.56% are White, 6.37% are Black or African American, 6.85% are some other race and 1.22% are multiracial.
Argo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 453 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,958 (89.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Argo is White with a population of 3,774 (85.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,379 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Argo's population increased by 1,833 (84.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Argo's population increased by 354 (8.83%), 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, Argo's population was lowest in year 2000 at 2,178.