Sumner, MS Population

Overview

305

Total Population

46.4

Median age

56.07%

Female population %

78.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Sumner is 46.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Sumner's population under 18 was 23.93%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Sumner's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Sumner, 21.64% were under the age of 15, 16.39% aged 15 to 29, 44.26% aged 30 to 64, 16.72% aged 65 to 84, and 0.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 37 more females than males in Sumner:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.07% females and 43.93% males in Sumner, MS.
The Sumner, MS gender ratio is 78.4:100 i.e. 78.4 men to 100 women (0.784).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 29.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 26.

Sumner's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Sumner population: 49.51% are White, 44.59% are Black or African American, 1.97% are Asian and 3.93% are multiracial.
Sumner's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 275 (90.16% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Sumner is White with a population of 151 (49.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 406 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Sumner's population decreased by 89 (21.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Sumner's population decreased by 43 (13.56%), 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, Sumner's population was lowest in year 2022 at 257.