Overview
6,192
Total Population
31.9
Median age
54.44%
Female population %
83.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
56.6
Total dependency ratio
some other race
Largest racial group
3,497
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
De Queen's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in De Queen is 31.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- De Queen's population under 18 was 32.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- De Queen's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in De Queen, 26.52% were under the age of 15, 22.79% aged 15 to 29, 41.07% aged 30 to 64, 9.16% aged 65 to 84, and 0.47% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 550 more females than males in De Queen:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.44% females and 45.56% males in De Queen, AR.
- The De Queen, AR gender ratio is 83.7:100 i.e. 83.7 men to 100 women (0.837).
- For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 343.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 407.
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Race / Ethnicity
De Queen's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of De Queen population: 38.26% are White, 3.33% are Black or African American, 1.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 8.67% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 46.92% are some other race and 1.73% are multiracial.
- De Queen's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
- By ethnicity, 3,497 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,695 (43.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in De Queen is some other race with a population of 2,905 (46.92% of the total population).
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Year by year
De Queen's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 6,692 in the year 2014
- From 2000 to 2010, De Queen's population increased by 692 (11.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, De Queen's population decreased by 524 (7.93%), 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, De Queen's population was lowest in year 2001 at 5,838.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)