Overview
429
Total Population
39.1
Median age
55.94%
Female population %
78.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
70-74 years
Largest age group
86.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
8
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Mount Summit's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Mount Summit is 39.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Mount Summit's population under 18 was 27.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Mount Summit's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Mount Summit, 17.48% were under the age of 15, 25.41% aged 15 to 29, 28.21% aged 30 to 64, 26.57% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 51 more females than males in Mount Summit:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.94% females and 44.06% males in Mount Summit, IN.
- The Mount Summit, IN gender ratio is 78.8:100 i.e. 78.8 men to 100 women (0.787).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 31.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 38.
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Race / Ethnicity
Mount Summit's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Mount Summit population: 98.60% are White, 0.93% are some other race and 0.47% are multiracial.
- Mount Summit's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 421 (98.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Mount Summit is White with a population of 423 (98.60% of the total population).
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Year by year
Mount Summit's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 349 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Mount Summit's population increased by 25 (7.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Mount Summit's population decreased by 8 (2.29%), 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, Mount Summit's population was lowest in year 2009 at 298.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)