Blue Mountain, MS Population

Overview

1,475

Total Population

25.0

Median age

53.56%

Female population %

86.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

44.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

75

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blue Mountain is 25.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blue Mountain's population under 18 was 26.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blue Mountain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blue Mountain, 21.49% were under the age of 15, 32.61% aged 15 to 29, 36.75% aged 30 to 64, 8.54% aged 65 to 84, and 0.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 105 more females than males in Blue Mountain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.56% females and 46.44% males in Blue Mountain, MS.
The Blue Mountain, MS gender ratio is 86.7:100 i.e. 86.7 men to 100 women (0.867).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 169.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 142.

Blue Mountain's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Blue Mountain population: 77.42% are White, 12.54% are Black or African American, 4.54% are some other race and 5.49% are multiracial.
Blue Mountain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 75 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,4 (94.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blue Mountain is White with a population of 1,142 (77.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 975 in the year 2018
From 2000 to 2010, Blue Mountain's population increased by 229 (33.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blue Mountain's population increased by 28 (3.06%), 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, Blue Mountain's population was lowest in year 2001 at 682.