Overview
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Total Population
41.5
Median age
48.55%
Female population %
106:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
36.5
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
16
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Tupelo's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Tupelo is 41.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Tupelo's population under 18 was 16.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Tupelo's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Tupelo, 10.47% were under the age of 15, 27.62% aged 15 to 29, 45.64% aged 30 to 64, 15.12% aged 65 to 84, and 1.16% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 10 less females than males in Tupelo:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.55% females and 51.45% males in Tupelo, OK.
- The Tupelo, OK gender ratio is 106:100 i.e. 106 men to 100 women (1.060).
- For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 36.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 20.
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Race / Ethnicity
Tupelo's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Tupelo population: 70.64% are White, 7.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.03% are some other race and 20.06% are multiracial.
- Tupelo's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 328 (95.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Tupelo is White with a population of 243 (70.64% of the total population).
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Year by year
Tupelo's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 382 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Tupelo's population decreased by 54 (14.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Tupelo's population decreased by 4 (1.22%), 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, Tupelo's population was lowest in year 2019 at 306.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)