Garysburg, NC Population

Overview

850

Total Population

53.1

Median age

59.06%

Female population %

69.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

60.7

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

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

The median age in Garysburg is 53.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garysburg's population under 18 was 18.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garysburg's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garysburg, 13.18% were under the age of 15, 13.18% aged 15 to 29, 49.06% aged 30 to 64, 24.59% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 more females than males in Garysburg:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.06% females and 40.94% males in Garysburg, NC.
The Garysburg, NC gender ratio is 69.3:100 i.e. 69.3 men to 100 women (0.693).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 94.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 63.

Garysburg's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Garysburg population: 0.59% are White, 98.71% are Black or African American and 0.71% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Garysburg's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 85 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garysburg is Black or African American with a population of 839 (98.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,234 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Garysburg's population decreased by 184 (14.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garysburg's population decreased by 148 (14.10%), 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, Garysburg's population was lowest in year 2022 at 867.