2020 census As of the
2020 census, Ada had a population of 16,481 and a median age of 34.2 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.1 males. There were 6,967 households and 3,552 families recorded at the census. Of those households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 33.3% were married-couple households, 22.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. , and
Spanish.
2010 census As of the 2010
census, Ada's 16,810 residents consisted of 6,697 households and 3,803 families. The population density was . The 7,862 housing units were dispersed at an average density of . Ada's 2006 racial makeup was 73.81%
White, 3.54%
African American, 15.10%
Native American, 0.83%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.89% from
other races, and 5.81% from two or more races.
Hispanics or
Latinos of any race were 2.89% of the population. Of Ada's 6,697 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. The 15.8% of those 65 years or older living alone made up a substantial portion of the 37.1% single-person households. Average household size was 2.20 persons; average family size was 2.91. The age breakdown in 2006 was 22.3% under the age of 18, 17.5% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% aged 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females aged 18 or over, there were 84.5 males, while for all ages, there were 100 females for every 88.4 males. Median household income was $22,977, while median family income was $31,805. Males had a median income of $25,223 versus $17,688 for females. Ada's
per capita income was $14,666. Some 14.8% of families and 21.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.8% of those under 18 and 11.4% of those 65 or over. An estimated 2,000-3,000 residents speak the
Chickasaw language. ==Culture==