Gallaway, TN Population

Overview

652

Total Population

48.6

Median age

63.80%

Female population %

56.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

78.1

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

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

The median age in Gallaway is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gallaway's population under 18 was 19.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gallaway's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.37% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gallaway, 15.49% were under the age of 15, 21.32% aged 15 to 29, 34.82% aged 30 to 64, 24.23% aged 65 to 84, and 4.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 180 more females than males in Gallaway:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 63.80% females and 36.20% males in Gallaway, TN.
The Gallaway, TN gender ratio is 56.7:100 i.e. 56.7 men to 100 women (0.567).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 39.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 51.

Gallaway's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gallaway population: 30.21% are White, 68.25% are Black or African American, 0.15% are Asian, 0.77% are some other race and 0.61% are multiracial.
Gallaway'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 647 (99.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gallaway is Black or African American with a population of 445 (68.25% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 776 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Gallaway's population decreased by 50 (6.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gallaway's population decreased by 143 (21.25%), 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, Gallaway's population was lowest in year 2020 at 530.