Demographics & People — Bentonia, Mississippi

Population Overview

Population (Census)	274
Estimated 2026	~100
Median Age	65.1
Total Households	177
Family Households	67
Average Household Size	1.55
Diversity Index	0.4999 (moderately diverse)

Race & Ethnicity

White	133
Black or African American	137
Asian	0
Hispanic or Latino	0

Heritage & Ancestry

Group	Count
Other groups	279
Unclassified or not reported	20
American	17
Irish	10
French (except Basque)	10
English	7
Scotch-Irish	6
German	3

Language

English Only	271
Spanish	3
Population 5+	274

Veterans

Veterans	16
Population 18+	284

Source: Census ACS 5-Year 2023; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, Table B01003; Census ACS 5-Year 2023, B19013 (county fallback). Data for Bentonia, Mississippi.