Lena, MS Population

Overview

128

Total Population

28.8

Median age

57.03%

Female population %

75.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

48.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lena is 28.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lena's population under 18 was 32.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lena's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lena, 21.88% were under the age of 15, 28.91% aged 15 to 29, 38.28% aged 30 to 64, 10.94% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 more females than males in Lena:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.03% females and 42.97% males in Lena, MS.
The Lena, MS gender ratio is 75.3:100 i.e. 75.3 men to 100 women (0.753).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 13.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 16.

Lena's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Lena population: 94.53% are White and 5.47% are Black or African American.
Lena's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 125 (97.66% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lena is White with a population of 121 (94.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 179 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Lena's population decreased by 30 (16.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lena's population increased by 9 (6.08%), 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, Lena's population was lowest in year 2018 at 136.