Dade County, GA Population

Overview

16,313

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

404

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dade County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dade County's population under 18 was 19.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dade County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dade County, 16.50% were under the age of 15, 21.31% aged 15 to 29, 43.08% aged 30 to 64, 16.41% aged 65 to 84, and 2.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 77 more females than males in Dade County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Dade County, GA.
The Dade County, GA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 796.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 720.

Dade County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dade County population: 94.22% are White, 1.12% are Black or African American, 0.73% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.36% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
Dade County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 404 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,909 (97.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dade County is White with a population of 15,37 (94.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 16,632 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Dade County's population increased by 1,438 (9.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dade County's population decreased by 397 (2.39%), 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, Dade County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,194.