Tishomingo County, MS Population

Overview

18,945

Total Population

43.5

Median age

51.29%

Female population %

95:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

62.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

638

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tishomingo County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tishomingo County's population under 18 was 21.83%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tishomingo County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tishomingo County, 17.92% were under the age of 15, 17.29% aged 15 to 29, 44.42% aged 30 to 64, 18.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 487 more females than males in Tishomingo County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.29% females and 48.71% males in Tishomingo County, MS.
The Tishomingo County, MS gender ratio is 95:100 i.e. 95 men to 100 women (0.950).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 740.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 834.

Tishomingo County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Tishomingo County population: 92.77% are White, 2.04% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.36% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 4.07% are multiracial.
Tishomingo County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 638 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,307 (96.63% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tishomingo County is White with a population of 17,576 (92.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,634 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Tishomingo County's population increased by 490 (2.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tishomingo County's population decreased by 781 (3.98%), 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, Tishomingo County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 18,619.