Iron City, GA Population

Overview

316

Total Population

50.2

Median age

52.53%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

92.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Iron City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Iron City is 50.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Iron City's population under 18 was 12.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Iron City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 36.39% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Iron City, 11.71% were under the age of 15, 12.97% aged 15 to 29, 38.92% aged 30 to 64, 30.38% aged 65 to 84, and 6.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 16 more females than males in Iron City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.53% females and 47.47% males in Iron City, GA.
The Iron City, GA gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 17.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 30.

Iron City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Iron City population: 95.57% are White, 1.58% are Black or African American, 0.63% are Asian, 1.58% are some other race and 0.63% are multiracial.
Iron City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 311 (98.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Iron City is White with a population of 302 (95.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 321 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Iron City's population decreased by 5 (1.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Iron City's population decreased by 1 (0.32%), 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, Iron City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 293.