Bacon County, GA Population

Overview

11,163

Total Population

37.0

Median age

50.76%

Female population %

97:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

58.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

954

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Bacon County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bacon County is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bacon County's population under 18 was 25.79%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bacon County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bacon County, 21.09% were under the age of 15, 18.53% aged 15 to 29, 44.67% aged 30 to 64, 14.45% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 169 more females than males in Bacon County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.76% females and 49.24% males in Bacon County, GA.
The Bacon County, GA gender ratio is 97:100 i.e. 97 men to 100 women (0.970).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 506.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 538.

Bacon County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bacon County population: 76.92% are White, 15.80% are Black or African American, 0.52% are Asian, 1.91% are some other race and 4.85% are multiracial.
Bacon County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 954 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,209 (91.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bacon County is White with a population of 8,587 (76.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,268 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, Bacon County's population increased by 942 (9.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bacon County's population increased by 46 (0.42%), 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, Bacon County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 10,001.