Ashdown, AR Population

Overview

4,242

Total Population

38.1

Median age

54.13%

Female population %

84.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.3

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

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

The median age in Ashdown is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashdown's population under 18 was 25.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashdown's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashdown, 18.41% were under the age of 15, 22.51% aged 15 to 29, 39.86% aged 30 to 64, 17.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 350 more females than males in Ashdown:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.13% females and 45.87% males in Ashdown, AR.
The Ashdown, AR gender ratio is 84.8:100 i.e. 84.8 men to 100 women (0.848).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 279.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 248.

Ashdown's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashdown population: 61.36% are White, 32.51% are Black or African American, 0.94% are Asian and 5.19% are multiracial.
Ashdown's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,238 (99.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashdown is White with a population of 2,603 (61.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,735 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ashdown's population decreased by 29 (0.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashdown's population decreased by 464 (9.86%), 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, Ashdown's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,173.