Chunky, Mississippi Population and Demographics

Published: October 1, 2020 5:56 pm

Population, Race and Ethnicity

Chunky is a town in Newton County, Mississippi, with a population of 415. According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 84.10% of residents identify as white, 0.50% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.00% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 14.20% as Hispanic or Latino, and 1.20% as some other race or combination of races.

Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.

Ancestry

Census respondents are also asked to report ancestry. Some of the most commonly reported ancestries in Chunky include English, American, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish. Measured by location quotient — comparing the town share to the national share — some of the most highly concentrated ancestries in town are Northern European, Scotch-Irish, and English.

Native and foreign-born population

An estimated 89.90% of Chunky residents are native-born, meaning they were born in the United States, Puerto Rico, a U.S. Island Area, or abroad to a U.S. citizen. Of the 10.10% of the population that is foreign-born, 11.90% have become naturalized U.S. citizens. Nationwide, 86.5% of Americans are native-born. And of the 13.5% of Americans who are foreign-born, 48.5% have become naturalized U.S. citizens.

Age

The population of Chunky is younger than the United States as a whole. The median age is 33.2 years, 4.7 years less than the national median age of 37.9 years. An estimated 12.80% of the population is 65 years and over, compared to 15.2% of the U.S. population.

Family and household composition

Family and household composition also varies heavily across the United States. In Chunky, 54.20% of households are occupied by married-couple families, compared to the 48.3% national figure. Some 3.60% of households are occupied by single male householders, 17.50% by single female householders, and 24.70% by non-family occupants. Nationwide, 4.9% of households are occupied by single male householders, 12.6% by single female householders, and 34.3% by non-family occupants. An estimated 78.30% of heads of household own their homes, compared to the national homeownership rate of 63.8%.

Language spoken

English is by far the most commonly spoken language in Mississippi and across the U.S. as a whole. Similarly, in Chunky, 93.2% of local residents aged 5 and up speak English exclusively, or, if they are multilingual, speak English very well. For context, 98.4% of the 5 and older population across Mississippi only speaks English, or speak it very well, and 91.5% of the same age group nationwide do.

Marital status

Residents of Chunky are more likely than the typical American to be married. Of all local residents aged 15 and older, 54.4% are currently married, compared to 48.1% of Americans nationwide in the same age group. Across Mississippi as a whole, 44.4% of residents 15 and older are married.

Divorce is far more common in Chunky than it is across the U.S. as a whole. According to Census estimates, 17.1% of residents 15 and older are divorced — compared to 10.8% of the U.S. population in the same age group. In Mississippi, 11.7% of the 15 and older population is divorced.

An estimated 18.5% of Chunky residents 15 and older have never married, compared to one-third of all Americans in the same age group.

Veterans

In Chunky, 6.4% of the 18 and older civilian population are veterans — compared to 7.5% of adult civilians nationwide and 7.5% of the civilian population in all of Mississippi.

Educational attainment

In Chunky, adults are less likely to have a high school education than the typical American adult, and are less likely to have a four-year college education. Among Chunky residents 25 and older, 79.60% have a high school diploma or equivalent, and 8.20% have a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 87.7% and 31.5% of adults nationwide, respectively. Across Mississippi, 83.9% of adults have graduated high school, and 21.8 have a bachelor’s degree.

Income

The typical household in Chunky earns $34,722 a year, about $25,600 less than the national median of $60,293 and $8,800 less than the median household income across the state of $43,567.

Poverty

Serious financial hardship is more common in Chunky than it is nationwide. The local poverty rate stands at 19.00%, while the national poverty rate is 14.1%. Across the state as a whole, 20.8% of the population lives below the poverty line.