Oppelo, AR Population

Overview

859

Total Population

40.8

Median age

51.34%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

36

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oppelo is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oppelo's population under 18 was 22.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oppelo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oppelo, 19.09% were under the age of 15, 16.30% aged 15 to 29, 47.38% aged 30 to 64, 16.65% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Oppelo:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.34% females and 48.66% males in Oppelo, AR.
The Oppelo, AR gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 48.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 66.

Oppelo's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oppelo population: 97.79% are White, 0.93% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are some other race and 0.70% are multiracial.
Oppelo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 36 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 823 (95.81% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oppelo is White with a population of 84 (97.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 811 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Oppelo's population increased by 3 (0.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oppelo's population decreased by 37 (4.76%), 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, Oppelo's population was lowest in year 2020 at 741.