Moss Point, MS Population

Overview

12,282

Total Population

41.7

Median age

51.28%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

413

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Moss Point is 41.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moss Point's population under 18 was 21.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moss Point's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.91% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moss Point, 17.05% were under the age of 15, 18.43% aged 15 to 29, 45.61% aged 30 to 64, 17.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 314 more females than males in Moss Point:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.28% females and 48.72% males in Moss Point, MS.
The Moss Point, MS gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 551.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 657.

Moss Point's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moss Point population: 18.40% are White, 75.57% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.08% are Asian, 4.75% are some other race and 1.18% are multiracial.
Moss Point's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 413 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,869 (96.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moss Point is Black or African American with a population of 9,281 (75.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,745 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Moss Point's population decreased by 2,074 (13.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moss Point's population decreased by 1,548 (11.32%), 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, Moss Point's population was lowest in year 2022 at 11,931.