Great Falls, SC Population

Overview

1,860

Total Population

39.3

Median age

61.18%

Female population %

63.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

71.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

65

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Great Falls is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Great Falls's population under 18 was 25.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Great Falls's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.92% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Great Falls, 22.74% were under the age of 15, 18.82% aged 15 to 29, 39.52% aged 30 to 64, 13.49% aged 65 to 84, and 5.43% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 416 more females than males in Great Falls:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.18% females and 38.82% males in Great Falls, SC.
The Great Falls, SC gender ratio is 63.4:100 i.e. 63.4 men to 100 women (0.634).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 185.

Great Falls's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Great Falls population: 62.42% are White, 29.68% are Black or African American, 0.59% are some other race and 7.31% are multiracial.
Great Falls's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 65 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,795 (96.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Great Falls is White with a population of 1,161 (62.42% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,180 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Great Falls's population decreased by 204 (9.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Great Falls's population decreased by 29 (1.47%), 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, Great Falls's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,876.