Scooba, MS Population

Overview

726

Total Population

19.8

Median age

51.93%

Female population %

92.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

35.7

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

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

The median age in Scooba is 19.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Scooba's population under 18 was 19.15%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Scooba's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Scooba, 17.22% were under the age of 15, 59.50% aged 15 to 29, 14.19% aged 30 to 64, 8.54% aged 65 to 84, and 0.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 28 more females than males in Scooba:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.93% females and 48.07% males in Scooba, MS.
The Scooba, MS gender ratio is 92.6:100 i.e. 92.6 men to 100 women (0.926).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 128.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 143.

Scooba's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Scooba population: 24.24% are White, 74.79% are Black or African American and 0.96% are Asian.
Scooba'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 726 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Scooba is Black or African American with a population of 543 (74.79% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 741 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Scooba's population increased by 99 (15.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Scooba's population increased by 15 (2.07%), 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, Scooba's population was lowest in year 2009 at 571.