Oconee, GA Population

Overview

260

Total Population

55.6

Median age

46.54%

Female population %

114.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oconee is 55.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oconee's population under 18 was 13.46%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oconee's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oconee, 10.38% were under the age of 15, 9.62% aged 15 to 29, 52.31% aged 30 to 64, 24.62% aged 65 to 84, and 3.08% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 18 less females than males in Oconee:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.54% females and 53.46% males in Oconee, GA.
The Oconee, GA gender ratio is 114.9:100 i.e. 114.9 men to 100 women (1.149).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 21.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 25.

Oconee's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oconee population: 70.77% are White, 20.38% are Black or African American, 3.85% are some other race and 5% are multiracial.
Oconee's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25 (96.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oconee is White with a population of 184 (70.77% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 278 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Oconee's population decreased by 29 (10.43%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oconee's population decreased by 58 (23.29%), 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, Oconee's population was lowest in year 2021 at 179.