Overview
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Total Population
49.3
Median age
37.21%
Female population %
168.8:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
45-49 years
Largest age group
22.9
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Gay's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Gay is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Gay's population under 18 was 10.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Gay's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Gay, 7.75% were under the age of 15, 6.20% aged 15 to 29, 75.19% aged 30 to 64, 10.85% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.
![Gay, GA population by age group The graph shows Gay's population by age group, with age group on x-axis and the respective age group's percent of the total population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gay-ga-population-by-age-group.jpeg)
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Gender
There are 33 less females than males in Gay:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 37.21% females and 62.79% males in Gay, GA.
- The Gay, GA gender ratio is 168.8:100 i.e. 168.8 men to 100 women (1.688).
- For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 33.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 10.
![Gay, GA population by gender and age The grouped bar chart shows Gay, GA population by age and gender across 18 age groups, defined between the age of 0 and 85 and above. The female population is shown in pink color bar and male population is shown in blue color bar. Age group is plotted on x axis and population on y axis.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gay-ga-population-by-gender-and-age.jpeg)
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Race / Ethnicity
Gay's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Gay population: 86.82% are White, 12.40% are some other race and 0.78% are multiracial.
- Gay's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 99 (76.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Gay is White with a population of 112 (86.82% of the total population).
![Gay, GA population by race The bar chart shows Gay, GA population by race, in percentage. The numbers shown are based on the American Community Survey respondents self identified race. The Hispanic and Latino population is spread across the races identified and not as a separate race category.](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/gay-ga-population-by-race.jpeg)
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Year by year
Gay's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 153 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Gay's population decreased by 64 (41.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Gay's population increased by 21 (23.60%), 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, Gay's population was lowest in year 2019 at 82.
![Gay, GA population from 2000 to 2022 The graph shows Gay's population from 2000 to 2022, with years on x-axis and population on y-axis](https://i.neilsberg.com/ch/population-of-gay-ga-population-by-year-2000-2022.jpeg)
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)