Overview
1,032
Total Population
33.2
Median age
51.74%
Female population %
93.3:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
70.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
319
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Vardaman's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Vardaman is 33.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Vardaman's population under 18 was 32.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Vardaman's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Vardaman, 28.00% were under the age of 15, 14.53% aged 15 to 29, 44.19% aged 30 to 64, 10.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.33% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 36 more females than males in Vardaman:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.74% females and 48.26% males in Vardaman, MS.
- The Vardaman, MS gender ratio is 93.3:100 i.e. 93.3 men to 100 women (0.933).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 79.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 65.
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Race / Ethnicity
Vardaman's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Vardaman population: 38.37% are White, 31.88% are Black or African American, 27.42% are some other race and 2.33% are multiracial.
- Vardaman's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
- By ethnicity, 319 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 713 (69.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Vardaman is White with a population of 396 (38.37% of the total population).
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Year by year
Vardaman's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 1,309 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Vardaman's population increased by 216 (19.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Vardaman's population decreased by 198 (15.13%), 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, Vardaman's population was lowest in year 2009 at 1,043.
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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)