Nevada County, AR Population

Overview

8,340

Total Population

45.0

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

67.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Nevada County is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Nevada County's population under 18 was 22.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Nevada County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Nevada County, 19.88% were under the age of 15, 15.58% aged 15 to 29, 44.02% aged 30 to 64, 17.22% aged 65 to 84, and 3.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 30 more females than males in Nevada County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Nevada County, AR.
The Nevada County, AR gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 429.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 388.

Nevada County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Nevada County population: 62.79% are White, 35.26% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.07% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.02% are some other race and 1.65% are multiracial.
Nevada County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,339 (99.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Nevada County is White with a population of 5,237 (62.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,885 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Nevada County's population decreased by 891 (9.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Nevada County's population decreased by 709 (7.88%), 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, Nevada County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 8,181.