Dumas, AR Population

Overview

4,059

Total Population

34.7

Median age

56.44%

Female population %

77.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

75.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

316

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dumas is 34.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dumas's population under 18 was 26.78%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dumas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.46% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dumas, 23.43% were under the age of 15, 21.75% aged 15 to 29, 35.35% aged 30 to 64, 18.31% aged 65 to 84, and 1.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 523 more females than males in Dumas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.44% females and 43.56% males in Dumas, AR.
The Dumas, AR gender ratio is 77.2:100 i.e. 77.2 men to 100 women (0.772).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 183.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 194.

Dumas's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Dumas population: 36.86% are White, 62.21% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 0.67% are Asian.
Dumas's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 316 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,743 (92.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dumas is Black or African American with a population of 2,525 (62.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,234 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Dumas's population decreased by 593 (11.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dumas's population decreased by 665 (14.33%), 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, Dumas's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,770.