Utica, MS Population

Overview

787

Total Population

38.0

Median age

53.11%

Female population %

88.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

35-39 years

Largest age group

44.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Utica's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Utica is 38.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Utica's population under 18 was 22.62%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Utica's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Utica, 17.92% were under the age of 15, 18.17% aged 15 to 29, 51.08% aged 30 to 64, 11.82% aged 65 to 84, and 1.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 49 more females than males in Utica:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.11% females and 46.89% males in Utica, MS.
The Utica, MS gender ratio is 88.3:100 i.e. 88.3 men to 100 women (0.883).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 82.

Utica's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Utica population: 16.39% are White, 74.84% are Black or African American, 7.50% are some other race and 1.27% are multiracial.
Utica's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 747 (94.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Utica is Black or African American with a population of 589 (74.84% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 945 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Utica's population decreased by 109 (11.53%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Utica's population decreased by 197 (23.56%), 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, Utica's population was lowest in year 2022 at 621.