Iuka, MS Population

Overview

3,084

Total Population

40.3

Median age

54.67%

Female population %

82.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

69.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Iuka is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iuka's population under 18 was 21.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iuka's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iuka, 19.10% were under the age of 15, 14.88% aged 15 to 29, 44.13% aged 30 to 64, 18.42% aged 65 to 84, and 3.47% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 288 more females than males in Iuka:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.67% females and 45.33% males in Iuka, MS.
The Iuka, MS gender ratio is 82.9:100 i.e. 82.9 men to 100 women (0.829).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 165.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 218.

Iuka's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iuka population: 93.61% are White, 4.90% are Black or African American, 0.13% are some other race and 1.36% are multiracial.
Iuka's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,08 (99.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iuka is White with a population of 2,887 (93.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,142 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Iuka's population decreased by 37 (1.20%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iuka's population increased by 106 (3.49%), 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, Iuka's population was lowest in year 2019 at 2,943.