Rector, AR Population

Overview

1,924

Total Population

41.6

Median age

53.90%

Female population %

85.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rector is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rector's population under 18 was 24.06%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rector's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rector, 15.59% were under the age of 15, 17.57% aged 15 to 29, 48.65% aged 30 to 64, 16.27% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 150 more females than males in Rector:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.90% females and 46.10% males in Rector, AR.
The Rector, AR gender ratio is 85.5:100 i.e. 85.5 men to 100 women (0.855).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 136.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 144.

Rector's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Rector population: 88.72% are White, 0.47% are some other race and 10.81% are multiracial.
Rector's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,915 (99.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rector is White with a population of 1,707 (88.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,027 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rector's population decreased by 70 (3.45%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rector's population decreased by 107 (5.47%), 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, Rector's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,724.