Jennings, MO Population

Overview

13,129

Total Population

41.5

Median age

56.14%

Female population %

78.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

51.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

79

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jennings is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jennings's population under 18 was 21.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jennings's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jennings, 16.76% were under the age of 15, 20.21% aged 15 to 29, 45.92% aged 30 to 64, 14.14% aged 65 to 84, and 2.97% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,611 more females than males in Jennings:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.14% females and 43.86% males in Jennings, MO.
The Jennings, MO gender ratio is 78.1:100 i.e. 78.1 men to 100 women (0.781).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 790.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 763.

Jennings's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jennings population: 7.40% are White, 89.69% are Black or African American, 0.41% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.18% are Asian, 0.08% are some other race and 2.24% are multiracial.
Jennings's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 79 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,05 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jennings is Black or African American with a population of 11,775 (89.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,501 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jennings's population decreased by 737 (4.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jennings's population decreased by 1,863 (12.62%), 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, Jennings's population was lowest in year 2022 at 12,824.