Grady County, GA Population

Overview

26,076

Total Population

39.4

Median age

50.00%

Female population %

1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

62.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3,061

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Grady County is 39.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grady County's population under 18 was 24.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grady County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grady County, 20.26% were under the age of 15, 17.53% aged 15 to 29, 43.94% aged 30 to 64, 16.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 less females than males in Grady County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.00% females and 50.00% males in Grady County, GA.
The Grady County, GA gender ratio is 1:100 i.e. 1 men to 100 women (1.000).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,312.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,208.

Grady County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grady County population: 64.80% are White, 28.44% are Black or African American, 0.66% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.38% are Asian, 0.93% are some other race and 4.80% are multiracial.
Grady County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 3,061 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 23,015 (88.26% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grady County is White with a population of 16,896 (64.80% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 26,222 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Grady County's population increased by 1,384 (5.85%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grady County's population increased by 1,195 (4.77%), 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, Grady County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 23,643.