Ben Hill County, GA Population

Overview

17,237

Total Population

39.5

Median age

52.64%

Female population %

9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,115

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ben Hill County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ben Hill County's population under 18 was 24.89%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ben Hill County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ben Hill County, 20.50% were under the age of 15, 18.00% aged 15 to 29, 44.20% aged 30 to 64, 15.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.96% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 911 more females than males in Ben Hill County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.64% females and 47.36% males in Ben Hill County, GA.
The Ben Hill County, GA gender ratio is 9:100 i.e. 9 men to 100 women (0.900).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 918.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 752.

Ben Hill County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ben Hill County population: 57.96% are White, 37.21% are Black or African American, 0.24% are Asian, 2.62% are some other race and 1.97% are multiracial.
Ben Hill County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,115 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,122 (93.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ben Hill County is White with a population of 9,991 (57.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,744 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Ben Hill County's population increased by 212 (1.22%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ben Hill County's population decreased by 481 (2.73%), 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, Ben Hill County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 16,711.