Irwin County, GA Population

Overview

9,615

Total Population

40.1

Median age

45.99%

Female population %

117.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

394

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Irwin County is 40.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Irwin County's population under 18 was 21.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Irwin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Irwin County, 16.83% were under the age of 15, 18.61% aged 15 to 29, 46.08% aged 30 to 64, 16.94% aged 65 to 84, and 1.54% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 771 less females than males in Irwin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.99% females and 54.01% males in Irwin County, GA.
The Irwin County, GA gender ratio is 117.4:100 i.e. 117.4 men to 100 women (1.174).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 500.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 355.

Irwin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Irwin County population: 69.98% are White, 27.84% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.58% are Asian, 0.41% are some other race and 1.12% are multiracial.
Irwin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 394 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,221 (95.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Irwin County is White with a population of 6,729 (69.98% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,194 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Irwin County's population decreased by 337 (3.40%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Irwin County's population increased by 73 (0.76%), 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, Irwin County's population was lowest in year 2014 at 9,077.