Bull Shoals, AR Population

Overview

1,728

Total Population

60.7

Median age

54.51%

Female population %

83.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

105.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

89

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bull Shoals is 60.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bull Shoals's population under 18 was 14.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bull Shoals's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 39.24% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bull Shoals, 11.98% were under the age of 15, 6.42% aged 15 to 29, 42.36% aged 30 to 64, 36.05% aged 65 to 84, and 3.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 156 more females than males in Bull Shoals:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.51% females and 45.49% males in Bull Shoals, AR.
The Bull Shoals, 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 60-64 years with a population of 169.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 145.

Bull Shoals's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bull Shoals population: 91.78% are White, 3.65% are Asian, 2.37% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.17% are some other race and 2.03% are multiracial.
Bull Shoals's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 89 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,639 (94.85% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bull Shoals is White with a population of 1,586 (91.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,136 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Bull Shoals's population decreased by 23 (1.16%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bull Shoals's population decreased by 7 (0.36%), 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, Bull Shoals's population was lowest in year 2015 at 1,934.