Gloster Town, Mississippi

Gloster Town is a one of the Amite County, Mississippi, located in Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, town has a population of 1073 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1026, making it the 173rd most populous in Mississippi. The town spans an area of 1.82 mi˛ (4.71 square kilometre), makes it the 196th largest by total area in Mississippi.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1073 residents, 422 households, and 299 families in the town. The population density was 588.4 people per square mile (227.18/km˛), it is Mississippi's 154th most densely populated town. There were 481 housing units at an average density of 264.3 per square mile (102.05/km˛). The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.05. The population's age distribution was 30.4% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 77.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.1 males. The median age is 33.3 years, the median age of male residents at 31.8 and the median age of female residents at 34.5. The racial makeup of the town was 44.18% White, 54.99% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.28% from two or more races and 0.56% Other races.

Gloster town Mississippi Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gloster town Mississippi School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gloster Town Mississippi GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $19922, it is Mississippi's 56th poorest town by median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $23750, it is the 49th poorest town in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the town was $10536, it would be the 57th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The median income of town was $16467, The median income for males was $21765 versus $11369 for females.

In 2000, 294 pupils and students, of which 43.2% are male and 56.8% are female, 27.4% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.8% nursery or pri school, 9.18% kindergarten, 58.5% elementary school, 19.05% high school and 6.46% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1073
April 2000 Estimate1073
July 2000 Estimate1070
July 2001 Estimate1053
July 2002 Estimate1038
July 2003 Estimate1035
July 2004 Estimate1054
July 2005 Estimate1054
July 2006 Estimate1055
July 2007 Estimate1039
July 2008 Estimate1026
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school41620
Kindergarten101727
Elementary school9181172
High school164056
College or graduate school61319
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gloster town, Mississippi$19922$23750$10536
Amite County, Mississippi$26033$31256$14048
Mississippi, United States$31330$37406$15853
United States$41994$50046$21587