Gloster, MS Population

Overview

1,158

Total Population

40.5

Median age

51.81%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

56.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

7

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gloster is 40.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gloster's population under 18 was 30.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gloster's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.07% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gloster, 26.94% were under the age of 15, 15.03% aged 15 to 29, 48.96% aged 30 to 64, 9.07% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 42 more females than males in Gloster:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Gloster, MS.
The Gloster, MS gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 105.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 117.

Gloster's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gloster population: 27.46% are White, 71.93% are Black or African American and 0.60% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Gloster's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,151 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gloster is Black or African American with a population of 833 (71.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,057 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gloster's population decreased by 104 (9.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gloster's population decreased by 55 (5.77%), 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, Gloster's population was lowest in year 2019 at 862.