Montezuma, GA Population

Overview

3,138

Total Population

45.1

Median age

51.34%

Female population %

94.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

45-49 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

122

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Montezuma is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Montezuma's population under 18 was 20.11%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Montezuma's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Montezuma, 19.89% were under the age of 15, 11.66% aged 15 to 29, 51.24% aged 30 to 64, 16.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Montezuma:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.34% females and 48.66% males in Montezuma, GA.
The Montezuma, GA gender ratio is 94.8:100 i.e. 94.8 men to 100 women (0.948).
For male population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 185.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 176.

Montezuma's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Montezuma population: 23.04% are White, 72.69% are Black or African American, 3% are Asian and 1.27% are multiracial.
Montezuma's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 122 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,016 (96.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Montezuma is Black or African American with a population of 2,281 (72.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,061 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Montezuma's population decreased by 581 (14.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Montezuma's population decreased by 435 (12.52%), 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, Montezuma's population was lowest in year 2022 at 2,958.