Baker County, GA Population

Overview

2,928

Total Population

51.2

Median age

50.07%

Female population %

99.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

77.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Baker County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Baker County is 51.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Baker County's population under 18 was 18.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Baker County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.93% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Baker County, 14.58% were under the age of 15, 14.82% aged 15 to 29, 41.67% aged 30 to 64, 27.15% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4 more females than males in Baker County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.07% females and 49.93% males in Baker County, GA.
The Baker County, GA gender ratio is 99.7:100 i.e. 99.7 men to 100 women (0.997).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 267.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 148.

Baker County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Baker County population: 51.06% are White, 39.04% are Black or African American, 0.07% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.27% are Asian and 2.56% are multiracial.
Baker County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,924 (99.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Baker County is White with a population of 1,495 (51.06% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,127 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Baker County's population decreased by 584 (14.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Baker County's population decreased by 580 (16.90%), 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, Baker County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,788.