Caledonia, MS Population

Overview

1,323

Total Population

34.3

Median age

55.71%

Female population %

79.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

57.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

89

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Caledonia is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Caledonia's population under 18 was 36.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Caledonia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Caledonia, 26.98% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 44.82% aged 30 to 64, 9.15% aged 65 to 84, and 0.30% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 151 more females than males in Caledonia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.71% females and 44.29% males in Caledonia, MS.
The Caledonia, MS gender ratio is 79.5:100 i.e. 79.5 men to 100 women (0.795).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 126.

Caledonia's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Caledonia population: 86.47% are White, 2.49% are Black or African American, 2.87% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.98% are Asian, 6.20% are some other race and 0.98% are multiracial.
Caledonia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 89 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,234 (93.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Caledonia is White with a population of 1,144 (86.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,131 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Caledonia's population increased by 44 (4.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Caledonia's population increased by 89 (8.54%), 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, Caledonia's population was lowest in year 2008 at 938.