Calhoun City, MS Population

Overview

1,834

Total Population

42.9

Median age

52.02%

Female population %

92.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

67.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Calhoun City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Calhoun City is 42.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Calhoun City's population under 18 was 23.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Calhoun City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Calhoun City, 20.12% were under the age of 15, 15.43% aged 15 to 29, 44.22% aged 30 to 64, 17.99% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 74 more females than males in Calhoun City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.02% females and 47.98% males in Calhoun City, MS.
The Calhoun City, MS gender ratio is 92.2:100 i.e. 92.2 men to 100 women (0.922).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 111.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 96.

Calhoun City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Calhoun City population: 56.05% are White, 39.75% are Black or African American, 3.16% are some other race and 1.04% are multiracial.
Calhoun City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,776 (96.84% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Calhoun City is White with a population of 1,028 (56.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,876 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Calhoun City's population decreased by 102 (5.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Calhoun City's population decreased by 246 (13.87%), 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, Calhoun City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,465.