Gay, GA Population

Overview

129

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

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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.

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'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'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.