Pope County, AR Population

Overview

63,234

Total Population

36.1

Median age

50.43%

Female population %

98.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

53.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,026

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Pope County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pope County is 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pope County's population under 18 was 22.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pope County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pope County, 19.26% were under the age of 15, 22.84% aged 15 to 29, 42.48% aged 30 to 64, 13.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 538 more females than males in Pope County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.43% females and 49.57% males in Pope County, AR.
The Pope County, AR gender ratio is 98.3:100 i.e. 98.3 men to 100 women (0.983).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,576.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 2,619.

Pope County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pope County population: 87.62% are White, 2.49% are Black or African American, 0.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.21% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.26% are some other race and 4.87% are multiracial.
Pope County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,026 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 57,208 (90.47% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pope County is White with a population of 55,406 (87.62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 64,145 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Pope County's population increased by 7,573 (13.89%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pope County's population increased by 1,293 (2.08%), 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, Pope County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 54,537.