Mound Bayou, MS Population

Overview

1,792

Total Population

34.2

Median age

56.14%

Female population %

78.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mound Bayou is 34.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mound Bayou's population under 18 was 31.86%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mound Bayou's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mound Bayou, 26.90% were under the age of 15, 20.65% aged 15 to 29, 40.23% aged 30 to 64, 10.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 220 more females than males in Mound Bayou:

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 Mound Bayou, MS.
The Mound Bayou, MS gender ratio is 78.1:100 i.e. 78.1 men to 100 women (0.781).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 140.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 120.

Mound Bayou's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of Mound Bayou population: 99.61% are Black or African American and 0.39% are multiracial.
Mound Bayou's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,792 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mound Bayou is Black or African American with a population of 1,785 (99.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,073 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mound Bayou's population decreased by 537 (25.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mound Bayou's population decreased by 11 (0.72%), 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, Mound Bayou's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,369.