Cotton Plant, AR Population

Overview

452

Total Population

52.1

Median age

50.88%

Female population %

96.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cotton Plant is 52.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cotton Plant's population under 18 was 16.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cotton Plant's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cotton Plant, 13.94% were under the age of 15, 9.73% aged 15 to 29, 55.31% aged 30 to 64, 19.25% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8 more females than males in Cotton Plant:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.88% females and 49.12% males in Cotton Plant, AR.
The Cotton Plant, AR gender ratio is 96.5:100 i.e. 96.5 men to 100 women (0.965).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 47.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 27.

Cotton Plant's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cotton Plant population: 21.68% are White, 71.46% are Black or African American and 6.86% are multiracial.
Cotton Plant's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 452 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cotton Plant is Black or African American with a population of 323 (71.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 951 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cotton Plant's population decreased by 300 (31.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cotton Plant's population decreased by 130 (19.97%), 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, Cotton Plant's population was lowest in year 2022 at 507.