Tunica, MS Population

Overview

1,202

Total Population

49.4

Median age

51.83%

Female population %

92.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

72.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

44

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Tunica is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Tunica's population under 18 was 22.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Tunica's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Tunica, 15.56% were under the age of 15, 10.40% aged 15 to 29, 47.67% aged 30 to 64, 25.37% aged 65 to 84, and 1.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 44 more females than males in Tunica:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.83% females and 48.17% males in Tunica, MS.
The Tunica, MS gender ratio is 92.9:100 i.e. 92.9 men to 100 women (0.929).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 90.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 88.

Tunica's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Tunica population: 65.81% are White, 33.61% are Black or African American and 0.58% are multiracial.
Tunica's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 44 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,158 (96.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Tunica is White with a population of 791 (65.81% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,040 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Tunica's population decreased by 10 (0.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Tunica's population decreased by 12 (1.17%), 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, Tunica's population was lowest in year 2019 at 858.