Barnesville, GA Population

Overview

6,335

Total Population

28.4

Median age

53.51%

Female population %

86.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

36.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Barnesville is 28.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Barnesville's population under 18 was 19.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Barnesville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.54% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Barnesville, 11.95% were under the age of 15, 39.72% aged 15 to 29, 33.80% aged 30 to 64, 12.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.85% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 445 more females than males in Barnesville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.51% females and 46.49% males in Barnesville, GA.
The Barnesville, GA gender ratio is 86.9:100 i.e. 86.9 men to 100 women (0.869).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 561.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 672.

Barnesville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Barnesville population: 48.48% are White, 46.61% are Black or African American, 0.76% are Asian, 0.60% are some other race and 3.55% are multiracial.
Barnesville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,255 (98.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Barnesville is White with a population of 3,071 (48.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,765 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Barnesville's population increased by 807 (13.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Barnesville's population decreased by 483 (7.14%), 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, Barnesville's population was lowest in year 2004 at 5,785.