Lexa, AR Population

Overview

122

Total Population

57.5

Median age

62.30%

Female population %

60.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

82.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lexa is 57.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lexa's population under 18 was 13.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lexa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lexa, 13.11% were under the age of 15, 3.28% aged 15 to 29, 51.64% aged 30 to 64, 14.75% aged 65 to 84, and 17.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Lexa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.30% females and 37.70% males in Lexa, AR.
The Lexa, AR gender ratio is 60.5:100 i.e. 60.5 men to 100 women (0.605).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 18.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 13.

Lexa's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lexa population: 86.07% are White, 7.38% are Black or African American and 6.56% are multiracial.
Lexa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 114 (93.44% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lexa is White with a population of 105 (86.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 335 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Lexa's population decreased by 43 (12.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lexa's population decreased by 89 (30.48%), 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, Lexa's population was lowest in year 2022 at 188.