Haywood County, TN Population

Overview

17,912

Total Population

43.1

Median age

52.41%

Female population %

90.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

786

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Haywood County is 43.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Haywood County's population under 18 was 22.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Haywood County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.78% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Haywood County, 18.40% were under the age of 15, 17.65% aged 15 to 29, 45.18% aged 30 to 64, 16.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 864 more females than males in Haywood County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.41% females and 47.59% males in Haywood County, TN.
The Haywood County, TN gender ratio is 90.8:100 i.e. 90.8 men to 100 women (0.908).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 716.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 867.

Haywood County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Haywood County population: 44.64% are White, 50.36% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.16% are Asian, 2.55% are some other race and 2.26% are multiracial.
Haywood County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 786 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,126 (95.61% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Haywood County is Black or African American with a population of 9,021 (50.36% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,840 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Haywood County's population decreased by 986 (4.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Haywood County's population decreased by 987 (5.25%), 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, Haywood County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 17,244.