Mount Ida, AR Population

Overview

1,218

Total Population

51.0

Median age

47.62%

Female population %

11:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

96.1

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

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

The median age in Mount Ida is 51.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Ida's population under 18 was 16.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Ida's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 35.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Ida, 13.22% were under the age of 15, 15.68% aged 15 to 29, 35.30% aged 30 to 64, 30.95% aged 65 to 84, and 4.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 58 less females than males in Mount Ida:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.62% females and 52.38% males in Mount Ida, AR.
The Mount Ida, AR gender ratio is 11:100 i.e. 11 men to 100 women (1.100).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 120.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 88.

Mount Ida's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Ida population: 96.22% are White, 1.72% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.48% are multiracial.
Mount Ida's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,21 (99.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Ida is White with a population of 1,172 (96.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,070 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Ida's population increased by 82 (8.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Ida's population decreased by 73 (6.82%), 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, Mount Ida's population was lowest in year 2009 at 950.