Lamar County, GA Population

Overview

18,482

Total Population

38.1

Median age

51.07%

Female population %

95.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

51.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

498

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Lamar County is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lamar County's population under 18 was 20.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lamar County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lamar County, 16.68% were under the age of 15, 24.45% aged 15 to 29, 41.52% aged 30 to 64, 16.33% aged 65 to 84, and 1.02% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 396 more females than males in Lamar County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.07% females and 48.93% males in Lamar County, GA.
The Lamar County, GA gender ratio is 95.8:100 i.e. 95.8 men to 100 women (0.958).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 880.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 925.

Lamar County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lamar County population: 66.38% are White, 27.93% are Black or African American, 0.58% are Asian, 1.37% are some other race and 3.74% are multiracial.
Lamar County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 498 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 17,984 (97.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lamar County is White with a population of 12,268 (66.38% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 19,467 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Lamar County's population increased by 2,259 (14.12%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lamar County's population increased by 291 (1.59%), 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, Lamar County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 16,001.