Raleigh, MS Population

Overview

961

Total Population

45.6

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

27

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Raleigh is 45.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Raleigh's population under 18 was 18.42%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Raleigh's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.49% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Raleigh, 13.63% were under the age of 15, 18.21% aged 15 to 29, 42.66% aged 30 to 64, 20.50% aged 65 to 84, and 4.99% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 13 more females than males in Raleigh:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Raleigh, MS.
The Raleigh, MS gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 73.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 68.

Raleigh's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Raleigh population: 60.35% are White, 39.02% are Black or African American, 0.52% are Asian and 0.10% are multiracial.
Raleigh's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 27 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 934 (97.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Raleigh is White with a population of 58 (60.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,445 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Raleigh's population increased by 198 (15.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Raleigh's population decreased by 351 (24.38%), 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, Raleigh's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,081.