Edwards, MS Population

Overview

1,060

Total Population

45.1

Median age

62.92%

Female population %

58.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Edwards is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Edwards's population under 18 was 23.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Edwards's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Edwards, 20.00% were under the age of 15, 17.74% aged 15 to 29, 43.87% aged 30 to 64, 16.98% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 274 more females than males in Edwards:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 62.92% females and 37.08% males in Edwards, MS.
The Edwards, MS gender ratio is 58.9:100 i.e. 58.9 men to 100 women (0.589).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 143.

Edwards's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Edwards population: 4.81% are White, 95% are Black or African American and 0.19% are multiracial.
Edwards's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,056 (99.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Edwards is Black or African American with a population of 1,007 (95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,297 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Edwards's population decreased by 231 (17.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Edwards's population decreased by 76 (7.13%), 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, Edwards's population was lowest in year 2022 at 953.