Mclain, MS Population

Overview

345

Total Population

20.9

Median age

73.33%

Female population %

36.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

118.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mclain is 20.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mclain's population under 18 was 47.25%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mclain's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mclain, 39.42% were under the age of 15, 15.36% aged 15 to 29, 30.43% aged 30 to 64, 14.20% aged 65 to 84, and 0.58% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 161 more females than males in Mclain:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 73.33% females and 26.67% males in Mclain, MS.
The Mclain, MS gender ratio is 36.4:100 i.e. 36.4 men to 100 women (0.364).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 112.

Mclain's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mclain population: 91.01% are White, 6.67% are Black or African American, 0.29% are Asian and 2.03% are multiracial.
Mclain's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 345 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mclain is White with a population of 314 (91.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 602 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Mclain's population decreased by 161 (26.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mclain's population decreased by 126 (28.64%), 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, Mclain's population was lowest in year 2020 at 314.