Garfield, AR Population

Overview

465

Total Population

54.1

Median age

50.75%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

74.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield is 54.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield's population under 18 was 12.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield, 12.04% were under the age of 15, 10.97% aged 15 to 29, 46.45% aged 30 to 64, 28.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 more females than males in Garfield:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.75% females and 49.25% males in Garfield, AR.
The Garfield, AR gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 35.

Garfield's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield population: 90.75% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 1.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.43% are some other race and 7.10% are multiracial.
Garfield's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 461 (99.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield is White with a population of 422 (90.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 617 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield's population decreased by 42 (7.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield's population increased by 70 (13.31%), 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, Garfield's population was lowest in year 2010 at 526.