Lake Arthur, NM Population

Overview

431

Total Population

40.7

Median age

39.21%

Female population %

155:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

39.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

274

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lake Arthur is 40.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lake Arthur's population under 18 was 16.71%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lake Arthur's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.33% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lake Arthur, 9.98% were under the age of 15, 27.38% aged 15 to 29, 44.32% aged 30 to 64, 17.63% aged 65 to 84, and 0.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 93 less females than males in Lake Arthur:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.21% females and 60.79% males in Lake Arthur, NM.
The Lake Arthur, NM gender ratio is 155:100 i.e. 155 men to 100 women (1.550).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 59.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 30.

Lake Arthur's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lake Arthur population: 79.12% are White, 9.51% are some other race and 11.37% are multiracial.
Lake Arthur's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 274 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 157 (36.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lake Arthur is White with a population of 341 (79.12% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 445 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lake Arthur's population decreased by 11 (2.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lake Arthur's population decreased by 44 (10.38%), 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, Lake Arthur's population was lowest in year 2022 at 374.