Overview
201
Total Population
34.6
Median age
63.18%
Female population %
58.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
68.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
1
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Pleasant Plains's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Pleasant Plains is 34.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Pleasant Plains's population under 18 was 30.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Pleasant Plains's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Pleasant Plains, 25.87% were under the age of 15, 18.91% aged 15 to 29, 40.30% aged 30 to 64, 13.43% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 53 more females than males in Pleasant Plains:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.18% females and 36.82% males in Pleasant Plains, AR.
- The Pleasant Plains, AR gender ratio is 58.3:100 i.e. 58.3 men to 100 women (0.583).
- For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 11.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 18.
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Race / Ethnicity
Pleasant Plains's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Pleasant Plains population: 95.02% are White, 1% are Asian and 3.98% are some other race.
- Pleasant Plains's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 191 (95.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Pleasant Plains is White with a population of 191 (95.02% of the total population).
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Year by year
Pleasant Plains's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 357 in the year 2018
- From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Plains's population increased by 66 (22.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Plains's population decreased by 2 (0.56%), 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, Pleasant Plains's population was lowest in year 2003 at 288.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)