Walthall County, MS Population

Overview

13,981

Total Population

39.0

Median age

50.37%

Female population %

98.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

61.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

316

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Walthall County is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Walthall County's population under 18 was 23.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Walthall County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Walthall County, 18.35% were under the age of 15, 19.89% aged 15 to 29, 42.17% aged 30 to 64, 18.17% aged 65 to 84, and 1.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 103 more females than males in Walthall County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.37% females and 49.63% males in Walthall County, MS.
The Walthall County, MS gender ratio is 98.5:100 i.e. 98.5 men to 100 women (0.985).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 892.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 575.

Walthall County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Walthall County population: 52.69% are White, 43.89% are Black or African American, 0.36% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.21% are Asian, 1.85% are some other race and 0.99% are multiracial.
Walthall County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 316 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,665 (97.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Walthall County is White with a population of 7,366 (52.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,524 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Walthall County's population increased by 312 (2.07%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Walthall County's population decreased by 1,527 (9.92%), 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, Walthall County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 13,761.