Bay Springs, MS Population

Overview

1,773

Total Population

48.0

Median age

52.57%

Female population %

90.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

73.1

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

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

The median age in Bay Springs is 48.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bay Springs's population under 18 was 22.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bay Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bay Springs, 19.57% were under the age of 15, 15.45% aged 15 to 29, 42.30% aged 30 to 64, 15.12% aged 65 to 84, and 7.56% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 91 more females than males in Bay Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.57% females and 47.43% males in Bay Springs, MS.
The Bay Springs, MS gender ratio is 90.2:100 i.e. 90.2 men to 100 women (0.902).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 97.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 104.

Bay Springs's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Bay Springs population: 46.47% are White, 52.68% are Black or African American and 0.85% are multiracial.
Bay Springs'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 1,773 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bay Springs is Black or African American with a population of 934 (52.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,237 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Bay Springs's population decreased by 384 (17.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bay Springs's population decreased by 117 (6.57%), 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, Bay Springs's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,622.