Rienzi, MS Population

Overview

307

Total Population

43.9

Median age

51.14%

Female population %

95.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

91.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Rienzi is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Rienzi's population under 18 was 24.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Rienzi's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Rienzi, 22.15% were under the age of 15, 13.36% aged 15 to 29, 38.76% aged 30 to 64, 20.52% aged 65 to 84, and 5.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7 more females than males in Rienzi:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.14% females and 48.86% males in Rienzi, MS.
The Rienzi, MS gender ratio is 95.5:100 i.e. 95.5 men to 100 women (0.955).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 26.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 18.

Rienzi's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Rienzi population: 68.08% are White, 26.71% are Black or African American and 5.21% are multiracial.
Rienzi's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 304 (99.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Rienzi is White with a population of 209 (68.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 326 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Rienzi's population decreased by 9 (2.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Rienzi's population decreased by 38 (11.99%), 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, Rienzi's population was lowest in year 2022 at 272.