Osyka, MS Population

Overview

363

Total Population

43.5

Median age

42.70%

Female population %

134.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

45.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Osyka is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Osyka's population under 18 was 24.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Osyka's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.08% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Osyka, 14.33% were under the age of 15, 24.52% aged 15 to 29, 44.08% aged 30 to 64, 14.33% aged 65 to 84, and 2.75% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 53 less females than males in Osyka:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.70% females and 57.30% males in Osyka, MS.
The Osyka, MS gender ratio is 134.2:100 i.e. 134.2 men to 100 women (1.342).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 28.

Osyka's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Osyka population: 39.39% are White, 56.75% are Black or African American, 3.58% are some other race and 0.28% are multiracial.
Osyka's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 356 (98.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Osyka is Black or African American with a population of 206 (56.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 501 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Osyka's population decreased by 45 (9.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Osyka's population decreased by 65 (14.77%), 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, Osyka's population was lowest in year 2022 at 369.