Shaw, MS Population

Overview

1,862

Total Population

35.6

Median age

60.26%

Female population %

66:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Shaw is 35.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Shaw's population under 18 was 27.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Shaw's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Shaw, 19.44% were under the age of 15, 21.43% aged 15 to 29, 40.76% aged 30 to 64, 16.54% aged 65 to 84, and 1.83% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 382 more females than males in Shaw:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.26% females and 39.74% males in Shaw, MS.
The Shaw, MS gender ratio is 66:100 i.e. 66 men to 100 women (0.660).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 103.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 115.

Shaw's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Shaw population: 6.18% are White, 91.78% are Black or African American and 2.04% are multiracial.
Shaw's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,824 (97.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Shaw is Black or African American with a population of 1,709 (91.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,355 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Shaw's population decreased by 406 (17.28%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Shaw's population decreased by 494 (25.41%), 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, Shaw's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,385.