Delight, AR Population

Overview

293

Total Population

45.6

Median age

59.04%

Female population %

69.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

83.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Delight is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Delight's population under 18 was 20.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Delight's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Delight, 18.43% were under the age of 15, 18.09% aged 15 to 29, 36.52% aged 30 to 64, 25.26% aged 65 to 84, and 1.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 more females than males in Delight:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.04% females and 40.96% males in Delight, AR.
The Delight, AR gender ratio is 69.4:100 i.e. 69.4 men to 100 women (0.694).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 18.

Delight's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Delight population: 90.10% are White, 4.44% are Black or African American, 1.02% are Asian and 4.44% are multiracial.
Delight's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 291 (99.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Delight is White with a population of 264 (90.10% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 314 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Delight's population decreased by 21 (6.69%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Delight's population decreased by 3 (1.02%), 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, Delight's population was lowest in year 2018 at 275.