Early County, GA Population

Overview

10,813

Total Population

40.3

Median age

52.75%

Female population %

89.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Early County is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Early County's population under 18 was 24.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Early County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Early County, 20.22% were under the age of 15, 18.68% aged 15 to 29, 42.18% aged 30 to 64, 16.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 595 more females than males in Early County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.75% females and 47.25% males in Early County, GA.
The Early County, GA gender ratio is 89.6:100 i.e. 89.6 men to 100 women (0.896).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 564.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 454.

Early County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Early County population: 44.22% are White, 52.94% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are some other race and 1.92% are multiracial.
Early County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,563 (97.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Early County is Black or African American with a population of 5,724 (52.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,311 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Early County's population decreased by 1,328 (10.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Early County's population decreased by 184 (1.68%), 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, Early County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 10,176.