Chunky, MS Population

Overview

287

Total Population

33.3

Median age

47.74%

Female population %

109.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

64.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Chunky is 33.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Chunky's population under 18 was 24.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Chunky's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Chunky, 21.95% were under the age of 15, 21.60% aged 15 to 29, 39.37% aged 30 to 64, 14.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 less females than males in Chunky:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.74% females and 52.26% males in Chunky, MS.
The Chunky, MS gender ratio is 109.5:100 i.e. 109.5 men to 100 women (1.095).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 29.

Chunky's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Chunky population: 91.64% are White, 6.97% are some other race and 1.39% are multiracial.
Chunky's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 267 (93.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Chunky is White with a population of 263 (91.64% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 365 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Chunky's population decreased by 31 (8.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Chunky's population decreased by 49 (15.36%), 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, Chunky's population was lowest in year 2021 at 269.