Wrightsville, AR Population

Overview

1,565

Total Population

42.9

Median age

21.47%

Female population %

365.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

16.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

42

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wrightsville is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wrightsville's population under 18 was 3.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wrightsville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wrightsville, 2.24% were under the age of 15, 23.51% aged 15 to 29, 62.62% aged 30 to 64, 10.86% aged 65 to 84, and 0.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 893 less females than males in Wrightsville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 21.47% females and 78.53% males in Wrightsville, AR.
The Wrightsville, AR gender ratio is 365.8:100 i.e. 365.8 men to 100 women (3.658).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 189.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 62.

Wrightsville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wrightsville population: 38.53% are White, 55.27% are Black or African American, 0.51% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.17% are some other race and 3.51% are multiracial.
Wrightsville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 42 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,523 (97.32% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wrightsville is Black or African American with a population of 865 (55.27% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,307 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Wrightsville's population increased by 474 (29.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wrightsville's population decreased by 547 (26.18%), 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, Wrightsville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 1,542.