Conway County, AR Population

Overview

20,687

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.38%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

871

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Conway County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Conway County's population under 18 was 22.84%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Conway County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Conway County, 19.11% were under the age of 15, 17.08% aged 15 to 29, 44.60% aged 30 to 64, 16.59% aged 65 to 84, and 2.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 more females than males in Conway County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.38% females and 49.62% males in Conway County, AR.
The Conway County, AR gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 834.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 860.

Conway County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Conway County population: 84.33% are White, 10.43% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.60% are Asian, 0.63% are some other race and 3.60% are multiracial.
Conway County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 871 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,816 (95.79% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Conway County is White with a population of 17,445 (84.33% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,219 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Conway County's population increased by 910 (4.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Conway County's population decreased by 490 (2.31%), 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, Conway County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 20,309.