Oglethorpe, GA Population

Overview

1,279

Total Population

37.5

Median age

57.86%

Female population %

72.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

68.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

162

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oglethorpe is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oglethorpe's population under 18 was 28.77%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oglethorpe's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oglethorpe, 22.60% were under the age of 15, 20.95% aged 15 to 29, 38.55% aged 30 to 64, 17.51% aged 65 to 84, and 0.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 201 more females than males in Oglethorpe:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.86% females and 42.14% males in Oglethorpe, GA.
The Oglethorpe, GA gender ratio is 72.8:100 i.e. 72.8 men to 100 women (0.728).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 72.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 89.

Oglethorpe's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Oglethorpe population: 21.19% are White, 65.83% are Black or African American, 12.35% are some other race and 0.63% are multiracial.
Oglethorpe's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 162 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,117 (87.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oglethorpe is Black or African American with a population of 842 (65.83% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,326 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Oglethorpe's population increased by 131 (10.96%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oglethorpe's population decreased by 336 (25.34%), 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, Oglethorpe's population was lowest in year 2022 at 964.