Wheatley, AR Population

Overview

552

Total Population

39.0

Median age

32.79%

Female population %

205:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

29.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

49

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wheatley is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wheatley's population under 18 was 33.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wheatley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wheatley, 10.14% were under the age of 15, 34.78% aged 15 to 29, 42.75% aged 30 to 64, 11.23% aged 65 to 84, and 1.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 190 less females than males in Wheatley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 32.79% females and 67.21% males in Wheatley, AR.
The Wheatley, AR gender ratio is 205:100 i.e. 205 men to 100 women (2.050).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 121.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 45.

Wheatley's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wheatley population: 54.71% are White, 36.41% are Black or African American and 8.88% are some other race.
Wheatley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 49 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 503 (91.12% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wheatley is White with a population of 302 (54.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 375 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wheatley's population decreased by 26 (6.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wheatley's population decreased by 73 (20.92%), 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, Wheatley's population was lowest in year 2022 at 271.