Laurens County, GA Population

Overview

49,202

Total Population

39.5

Median age

52.20%

Female population %

91.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

61.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,371

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Laurens County is 39.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Laurens County's population under 18 was 25.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Laurens County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Laurens County, 20.74% were under the age of 15, 18.56% aged 15 to 29, 43.28% aged 30 to 64, 15.31% aged 65 to 84, and 2.11% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,168 more females than males in Laurens County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.20% females and 47.80% males in Laurens County, GA.
The Laurens County, GA gender ratio is 91.6:100 i.e. 91.6 men to 100 women (0.916).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 2,004.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,846.

Laurens County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Laurens County population: 57.92% are White, 38.36% are Black or African American, 0.22% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.30% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.94% are some other race and 1.24% are multiracial.
Laurens County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,371 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 47,831 (97.21% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Laurens County is White with a population of 28,499 (57.92% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 49,660 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Laurens County's population increased by 3,439 (7.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Laurens County's population increased by 1,156 (2.39%), 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, Laurens County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 44,949.