Prescott, AR Population

Overview

3,076

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

62.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Prescott is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prescott's population under 18 was 23.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prescott's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prescott, 19.54% were under the age of 15, 20.90% aged 15 to 29, 40.60% aged 30 to 64, 15.60% aged 65 to 84, and 3.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 0 less females than males in Prescott:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Prescott, AR.
The Prescott, AR gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 281.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 147.

Prescott's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Prescott population: 42.69% are White, 56.40% are Black or African American and 0.91% are multiracial.
Prescott's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,076 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prescott is Black or African American with a population of 1,735 (56.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,537 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Prescott's population decreased by 406 (10.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prescott's population decreased by 211 (6.40%), 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, Prescott's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,968.