Pike County, MS Population

Overview

40,262

Total Population

37.3

Median age

52.50%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

62.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

652

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pike County is 37.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pike County's population under 18 was 26.16%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pike County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pike County, 21.53% were under the age of 15, 20.24% aged 15 to 29, 41.39% aged 30 to 64, 15.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,014 more females than males in Pike County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.50% females and 47.50% males in Pike County, MS.
The Pike County, MS gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,522.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,686.

Pike County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pike County population: 42.99% are White, 54.11% are Black or African American, 0.44% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.55% are Asian, 0.73% are some other race and 1.19% are multiracial.
Pike County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 652 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 39,61 (98.38% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pike County is Black or African American with a population of 21,786 (54.11% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 40,442 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Pike County's population increased by 1,466 (3.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pike County's population decreased by 252 (0.62%), 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, Pike County's population was lowest in year 2003 at 38,598.