Summit, MS Population

Overview

3,120

Total Population

23.6

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

79.9

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

14

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Summit is 23.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Summit's population under 18 was 42.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Summit's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Summit, 35.32% were under the age of 15, 26.57% aged 15 to 29, 29.01% aged 30 to 64, 8.78% aged 65 to 84, and 0.32% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 64 more females than males in Summit:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Summit, MS.
The Summit, MS gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 220.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 229.

Summit's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Summit population: 10.54% are White, 88.59% are Black or African American and 0.87% are multiracial.
Summit's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 14 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,106 (99.55% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Summit is Black or African American with a population of 2,764 (88.59% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,730 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Summit's population increased by 19 (1.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Summit's population decreased by 228 (13.26%), 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, Summit's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,464.