Blakely, GA Population

Overview

5,308

Total Population

32.7

Median age

56.67%

Female population %

76.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

65.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Blakely is 32.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Blakely's population under 18 was 31.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Blakely's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Blakely, 25.43% were under the age of 15, 21.65% aged 15 to 29, 38.75% aged 30 to 64, 12.40% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 708 more females than males in Blakely:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.67% females and 43.33% males in Blakely, GA.
The Blakely, GA gender ratio is 76.5:100 i.e. 76.5 men to 100 women (0.765).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 395.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 317.

Blakely's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Blakely population: 26.96% are White, 72.61% are Black or African American and 0.43% are multiracial.
Blakely's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,303 (99.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Blakely is Black or African American with a population of 3,854 (72.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,679 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Blakely's population decreased by 631 (11.11%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Blakely's population increased by 295 (5.84%), 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, Blakely's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,571.