Avoca, AR Population

Overview

783

Total Population

47.6

Median age

54.53%

Female population %

83.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

98.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Avoca is 47.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Avoca's population under 18 was 21.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Avoca's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Avoca, 15.71% were under the age of 15, 15.96% aged 15 to 29, 34.48% aged 30 to 64, 33.46% aged 65 to 84, and 0.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 more females than males in Avoca:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.53% females and 45.47% males in Avoca, AR.
The Avoca, AR gender ratio is 83.4:100 i.e. 83.4 men to 100 women (0.834).
For male population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 56.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 133.

Avoca's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Avoca population: 50.06% are White, 0.89% are Asian, 24.78% are some other race and 24.27% are multiracial.
Avoca's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 483 (61.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Avoca is White with a population of 392 (50.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 523 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Avoca's population increased by 53 (12.27%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Avoca's population decreased by 3 (0.62%), 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, Avoca's population was lowest in year 2000 at 432.