Jasper County, MS Population

Overview

16,406

Total Population

40.6

Median age

51.18%

Female population %

95.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

64.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

149

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jasper County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jasper County's population under 18 was 22.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jasper County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jasper County, 19.20% were under the age of 15, 17.84% aged 15 to 29, 42.95% aged 30 to 64, 18.24% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 388 more females than males in Jasper County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.18% females and 48.82% males in Jasper County, MS.
The Jasper County, MS gender ratio is 95.4:100 i.e. 95.4 men to 100 women (0.954).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 748.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 804.

Jasper County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jasper County population: 44.29% are White, 54.24% are Black or African American, 0.01% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 0.85% are multiracial.
Jasper County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 149 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,257 (99.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jasper County is Black or African American with a population of 8,898 (54.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 18,314 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Jasper County's population decreased by 1,108 (6.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jasper County's population decreased by 661 (3.89%), 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, Jasper County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 16,167.