Gates County, NC Population

Overview

10,584

Total Population

47.0

Median age

51.59%

Female population %

93.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

25

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Gates County is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gates County's population under 18 was 19.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gates County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gates County, 16.35% were under the age of 15, 15.64% aged 15 to 29, 47.25% aged 30 to 64, 17.89% aged 65 to 84, and 2.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 336 more females than males in Gates County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.59% females and 48.41% males in Gates County, NC.
The Gates County, NC gender ratio is 93.8:100 i.e. 93.8 men to 100 women (0.938).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 505.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 500.

Gates County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gates County population: 62.97% are White, 30.01% are Black or African American, 1.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.21% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 4.29% are multiracial.
Gates County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 25 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,334 (97.64% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gates County is White with a population of 6,665 (62.97% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,165 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gates County's population increased by 1,667 (15.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gates County's population decreased by 1,717 (14.11%), 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, Gates County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,383.