Montgomery County, MS Population

Overview

9,948

Total Population

41.9

Median age

56.46%

Female population %

77.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Montgomery County is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Montgomery County's population under 18 was 22.88%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Montgomery County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.65% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Montgomery County, 18.79% were under the age of 15, 17.40% aged 15 to 29, 42.16% aged 30 to 64, 20.03% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,286 more females than males in Montgomery County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.46% females and 43.54% males in Montgomery County, MS.
The Montgomery County, MS gender ratio is 77.1:100 i.e. 77.1 men to 100 women (0.771).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 388.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 532.

Montgomery County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Montgomery County population: 52.07% are White, 43.94% are Black or African American, 0.93% are some other race and 3.06% are multiracial.
Montgomery County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,848 (98.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Montgomery County is White with a population of 5,18 (52.07% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,100 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Montgomery County's population decreased by 1,206 (9.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Montgomery County's population decreased by 1,098 (10.08%), 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, Montgomery County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,530.