Fort Gaines, GA Population

Overview

903

Total Population

34.3

Median age

50.94%

Female population %

96.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

72.7

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fort Gaines is 34.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fort Gaines's population under 18 was 33.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fort Gaines's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.50% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fort Gaines, 24.58% were under the age of 15, 18.38% aged 15 to 29, 39.53% aged 30 to 64, 15.28% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 17 more females than males in Fort Gaines:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.94% females and 49.06% males in Fort Gaines, GA.
The Fort Gaines, GA gender ratio is 96.3:100 i.e. 96.3 men to 100 women (0.963).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 78.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 44.

Fort Gaines's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Fort Gaines population: 14.17% are White, 79.73% are Black or African American, 5.43% are Asian and 0.66% are multiracial.
Fort Gaines's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 903 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fort Gaines is Black or African American with a population of 72 (79.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,108 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Fort Gaines's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fort Gaines's population decreased by 121 (10.92%), 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, Fort Gaines's population was lowest in year 2009 at 967.