Heard County, GA Population

Overview

11,440

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.30%

Female population %

98.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

32

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Heard County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heard County's population under 18 was 22.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heard County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heard County, 18.13% were under the age of 15, 19.08% aged 15 to 29, 46.44% aged 30 to 64, 14.81% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 68 more females than males in Heard County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.30% females and 49.70% males in Heard County, GA.
The Heard County, GA gender ratio is 98.8:100 i.e. 98.8 men to 100 women (0.988).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 490.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 459.

Heard County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Heard County population: 86.15% are White, 9.86% are Black or African American, 0.02% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.84% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.35% are some other race and 2.65% are multiracial.
Heard County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 32 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,12 (97.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heard County is White with a population of 9,856 (86.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 11,838 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Heard County's population increased by 814 (7.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heard County's population decreased by 390 (3.29%), 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, Heard County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 11,024.