Wilmar, AR Population

Overview

367

Total Population

58.1

Median age

61.31%

Female population %

63.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

94.2

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

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

The median age in Wilmar is 58.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilmar's population under 18 was 21.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilmar's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 32.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilmar, 16.08% were under the age of 15, 13.35% aged 15 to 29, 38.15% aged 30 to 64, 29.16% aged 65 to 84, and 3.27% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 83 more females than males in Wilmar:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.31% females and 38.69% males in Wilmar, AR.
The Wilmar, AR gender ratio is 63.1:100 i.e. 63.1 men to 100 women (0.631).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 35.

Wilmar's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilmar population: 24.52% are White and 75.48% are Black or African American.
Wilmar'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 367 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilmar is Black or African American with a population of 277 (75.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 587 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilmar's population decreased by 82 (13.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilmar's population decreased by 112 (22.18%), 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, Wilmar's population was lowest in year 2022 at 383.