Bleckley County, GA Population

Overview

12,562

Total Population

37.4

Median age

53.31%

Female population %

87.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

47.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

421

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bleckley County is 37.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bleckley County's population under 18 was 19.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bleckley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.27% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bleckley County, 14.98% were under the age of 15, 25.89% aged 15 to 29, 41.86% aged 30 to 64, 15.79% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 832 more females than males in Bleckley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.31% females and 46.69% males in Bleckley County, GA.
The Bleckley County, GA gender ratio is 87.6:100 i.e. 87.6 men to 100 women (0.876).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 663.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 697.

Bleckley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bleckley County population: 70% are White, 27.87% are Black or African American, 0.36% are Asian, 0.76% are some other race and 1.01% are multiracial.
Bleckley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 421 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 12,141 (96.65% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bleckley County is White with a population of 8,794 (70% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,077 in the year 2011
From 2000 to 2010, Bleckley County's population increased by 1,389 (11.93%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bleckley County's population decreased by 509 (3.91%), 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, Bleckley County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,644.