Pope, MS Population

Overview

602

Total Population

32.5

Median age

55.32%

Female population %

80.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

79.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

86

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pope is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pope's population under 18 was 33.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pope's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pope, 26.91% were under the age of 15, 17.77% aged 15 to 29, 37.87% aged 30 to 64, 16.28% aged 65 to 84, and 1.16% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 64 more females than males in Pope:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.32% females and 44.68% males in Pope, MS.
The Pope, MS gender ratio is 80.8:100 i.e. 80.8 men to 100 women (0.808).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 85.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 53.

Pope's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pope population: 75.42% are White, 23.75% are Black or African American and 0.83% are multiracial.
Pope's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 86 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 516 (85.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pope is White with a population of 454 (75.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 267 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Pope's population increased by 14 (5.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pope's population increased by 10 (3.89%), 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, Pope's population was lowest in year 2000 at 243.