Sledge, MS Population

Overview

450

Total Population

28.8

Median age

58.00%

Female population %

72.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

51.0

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

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

The median age in Sledge is 28.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sledge's population under 18 was 28.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sledge's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sledge, 20.00% were under the age of 15, 31.56% aged 15 to 29, 34.67% aged 30 to 64, 12.67% aged 65 to 84, and 1.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 72 more females than males in Sledge:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.00% females and 42.00% males in Sledge, MS.
The Sledge, MS gender ratio is 72.4:100 i.e. 72.4 men to 100 women (0.724).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 45.

Sledge's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Sledge population: 8% are White, 90.67% are Black or African American and 1.33% are multiracial.
Sledge'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 45 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sledge is Black or African American with a population of 408 (90.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 541 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Sledge's population increased by 14 (2.66%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sledge's population decreased by 170 (31.42%), 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, Sledge's population was lowest in year 2022 at 346.