Plantersville, MS Population

Overview

857

Total Population

32.6

Median age

50.99%

Female population %

96.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

59.9

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

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

The median age in Plantersville is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plantersville's population under 18 was 21.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plantersville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plantersville, 19.25% were under the age of 15, 28.00% aged 15 to 29, 34.54% aged 30 to 64, 17.39% aged 65 to 84, and 0.82% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Plantersville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.99% females and 49.01% males in Plantersville, MS.
The Plantersville, MS gender ratio is 96.1:100 i.e. 96.1 men to 100 women (0.961).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 79.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 106.

Plantersville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plantersville population: 22.75% are White, 71.18% are Black or African American and 6.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Plantersville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 857 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plantersville is Black or African American with a population of 61 (71.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,413 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Plantersville's population decreased by 171 (12.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plantersville's population decreased by 289 (25.07%), 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, Plantersville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 849.