Cave City, AR Population

Overview

2,291

Total Population

33.6

Median age

54.34%

Female population %

84:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

67.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

117

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cave City is 33.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cave City's population under 18 was 32.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cave City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cave City, 26.89% were under the age of 15, 18.68% aged 15 to 29, 41.16% aged 30 to 64, 10.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 199 more females than males in Cave City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.34% females and 45.66% males in Cave City, AR.
The Cave City, AR gender ratio is 84:100 i.e. 84 men to 100 women (0.840).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 186.

Cave City's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cave City population: 97.08% are White, 0.87% are Black or African American, 0.57% are some other race and 1.48% are multiracial.
Cave City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 117 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,174 (94.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cave City is White with a population of 2,224 (97.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,020 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Cave City's population decreased by 21 (1.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cave City's population increased by 29 (1.53%), 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, Cave City's population was lowest in year 2015 at 1,859.