Overview
          436
                  Total Population
                39.7
                  Median age
                58.72%
                  Female population %
                70.3:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                60-64 years
                  Largest age group
                56.8
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                Zero
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
Abbeville's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Abbeville is 39.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Abbeville's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Abbeville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Abbeville, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 21.79% aged 15 to 29, 41.97% aged 30 to 64, 17.89% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 76 more females than males in Abbeville:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.72% females and 41.28% males in Abbeville, MS.
- The Abbeville, MS gender ratio is 70.3:100 i.e. 70.3 men to 100 women (0.703).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 22.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 37.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
Abbeville's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Abbeville population: 83.26% are White, 13.07% are Black or African American and 3.67% are multiracial.
- Abbeville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 436 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Abbeville is White with a population of 363 (83.26% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
Abbeville's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 472 in the year 2008
- From 2000 to 2010, Abbeville's population decreased by 16 (3.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Abbeville's population decreased by 54 (12.77%), 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, Abbeville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 369.
 
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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)
