2020 census As of the
2020 census, Mullens had a population of 1,480. The median age was 41.9 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.0 males age 18 and over. There were 594 households in Mullens, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.8% were married-couple households, 19.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 1,559 people, 682 households, and 409 families living in the city. The
population density was . There were 837 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.5%
White, 2.2%
African American, 0.1%
Native American, 0.2% from
other races, and 1.0% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.1% of the population. There were 682 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were
married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.0% were non-families. 36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.5% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,769 people, 771 households, and 502 families living in the city. The
population density was 927.5 people per square mile (357.6/km2). There were 904 housing units at an average density of 474.0 per square mile (182.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.03%
White, 3.45%
African American, 0.06%
Native American, 0.51%
Asian, and 0.96% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.17% of the population. There were 771 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were
married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,742, and the median income for a family was $37,438. Males had a median income of $32,197 versus $20,917 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $17,314. About 11.9% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Transportation==