Black Jack, MO Population

Overview

6,663

Total Population

35.9

Median age

57.38%

Female population %

74.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Black Jack is 35.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Black Jack's population under 18 was 26.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Black Jack's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Black Jack, 23.04% were under the age of 15, 23.65% aged 15 to 29, 38.27% aged 30 to 64, 10.99% aged 65 to 84, and 4.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 983 more females than males in Black Jack:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.38% females and 42.62% males in Black Jack, MO.
The Black Jack, MO gender ratio is 74.3:100 i.e. 74.3 men to 100 women (0.743).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 369.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 624.

Black Jack's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Black Jack population: 18.05% are White, 80.28% are Black or African American, 0.38% are some other race and 1.29% are multiracial.
Black Jack's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,638 (99.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Black Jack is Black or African American with a population of 5,349 (80.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,967 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Black Jack's population increased by 84 (1.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Black Jack's population decreased by 281 (4.06%), 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, Black Jack's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,559.