Garfield County, WA Population

Overview

2,278

Total Population

50.8

Median age

48.64%

Female population %

105.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

72.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

46

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Garfield County is 50.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garfield County's population under 18 was 19.36%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garfield County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garfield County, 14.31% were under the age of 15, 15.54% aged 15 to 29, 42.32% aged 30 to 64, 25.77% aged 65 to 84, and 2.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62 less females than males in Garfield County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.64% females and 51.36% males in Garfield County, WA.
The Garfield County, WA gender ratio is 105.6:100 i.e. 105.6 men to 100 women (1.056).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 185.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 104.

Garfield County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garfield County population: 93.02% are White, 2.55% are Asian and 4.43% are multiracial.
Garfield County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 46 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,232 (97.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garfield County is White with a population of 2,119 (93.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,375 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Garfield County's population decreased by 114 (4.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garfield County's population increased by 37 (1.64%), 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, Garfield County's population was lowest in year 2007 at 2,088.