Thaxton, MS Population

Overview

546

Total Population

40.2

Median age

53.30%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

46.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

19

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thaxton is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thaxton's population under 18 was 20.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thaxton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thaxton, 16.67% were under the age of 15, 16.48% aged 15 to 29, 51.65% aged 30 to 64, 15.02% aged 65 to 84, and 0.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 36 more females than males in Thaxton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.30% females and 46.70% males in Thaxton, MS.
The Thaxton, MS gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 36.

Thaxton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Thaxton population: 94.69% are White, 1.65% are some other race and 3.66% are multiracial.
Thaxton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 19 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 527 (96.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thaxton is White with a population of 517 (94.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 697 in the year 2021
From 2000 to 2010, Thaxton's population increased by 57 (9.71%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thaxton's population increased by 51 (7.92%), 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, Thaxton's population was lowest in year 2000 at 587.