Alligator, MS Population

Overview

234

Total Population

28.8

Median age

54.70%

Female population %

82.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

78.6

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

Alligator's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alligator is 28.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alligator's population under 18 was 35.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alligator's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alligator, 34.62% were under the age of 15, 15.81% aged 15 to 29, 40.17% aged 30 to 64, 8.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 more females than males in Alligator:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.70% females and 45.30% males in Alligator, MS.
The Alligator, MS gender ratio is 82.8:100 i.e. 82.8 men to 100 women (0.828).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 27.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 24.

Alligator's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Alligator population: 20.09% are White, 79.49% are Black or African American and 0.43% are multiracial.
Alligator's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 234 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alligator is Black or African American with a population of 186 (79.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 226 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Alligator's population decreased by 18 (7.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alligator's population decreased by 95 (45.67%), 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, Alligator's population was lowest in year 2022 at 107.