Myrtle, MS Population

Overview

552

Total Population

35.5

Median age

45.47%

Female population %

119.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

32.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Myrtle is 35.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Myrtle's population under 18 was 29.17%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Myrtle's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 7.97% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Myrtle, 16.30% were under the age of 15, 20.65% aged 15 to 29, 55.07% aged 30 to 64, 6.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 50 less females than males in Myrtle:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.47% females and 54.53% males in Myrtle, MS.
The Myrtle, MS gender ratio is 119.9:100 i.e. 119.9 men to 100 women (1.199).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 78.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 38.

Myrtle's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Myrtle population: 62.68% are White, 36.78% are Black or African American and 0.54% are multiracial.
Myrtle's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 545 (98.73% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Myrtle is White with a population of 346 (62.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 564 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Myrtle's population decreased by 36 (6.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Myrtle's population decreased by 7 (1.43%), 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, Myrtle's population was lowest in year 2020 at 483.