Gwinnett County, GA Population

Overview

948,505

Total Population

35.7

Median age

50.96%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

47.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

204,887

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Gwinnett County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gwinnett County is 35.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gwinnett County's population under 18 was 26.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gwinnett County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 10.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gwinnett County, 21.88% were under the age of 15, 20.62% aged 15 to 29, 47.31% aged 30 to 64, 9.32% aged 65 to 84, and 0.88% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18,283 more females than males in Gwinnett County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in Gwinnett County, GA.
The Gwinnett County, GA gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 38,842.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 39,225.

Gwinnett County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gwinnett County population: 42.61% are White, 28.30% are Black or African American, 0.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 12.31% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.74% are some other race and 7.46% are multiracial.
Gwinnett County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 204,887 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 743,618 (78.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gwinnett County is White with a population of 404,175 (42.61% of the total population).

Gwinnett County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 975,353 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Gwinnett County's population increased by 211,973 (35.57%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gwinnett County's population increased by 150,026 (18.57%), 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, Gwinnett County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 596,006.