Ackerman, MS Population

Overview

1,766

Total Population

42.5

Median age

48.13%

Female population %

107.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

55.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ackerman is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ackerman's population under 18 was 26.44%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ackerman's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ackerman, 20.78% were under the age of 15, 16.65% aged 15 to 29, 47.68% aged 30 to 64, 11.89% aged 65 to 84, and 3.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 66 less females than males in Ackerman:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.13% females and 51.87% males in Ackerman, MS.
The Ackerman, MS gender ratio is 107.8:100 i.e. 107.8 men to 100 women (1.078).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 161.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 106.

Ackerman's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Ackerman population: 51.02% are White, 48.64% are Black or African American, 0.06% are Asian and 0.28% are multiracial.
Ackerman's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,759 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ackerman is White with a population of 901 (51.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,682 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Ackerman's population decreased by 138 (8.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ackerman's population increased by 38 (2.46%), 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, Ackerman's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,438.