Person County, NC Population

Overview

38,999

Total Population

43.5

Median age

51.55%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

58.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,816

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Person County is 43.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Person County's population under 18 was 20.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Person County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.86% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Person County, 16.99% were under the age of 15, 17.20% aged 15 to 29, 45.95% aged 30 to 64, 17.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,211 more females than males in Person County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.55% females and 48.45% males in Person County, NC.
The Person County, NC gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,585.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,607.

Person County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Person County population: 66.72% are White, 25.90% are Black or African American, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.48% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.27% are some other race and 4.20% are multiracial.
Person County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1,816 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 37,183 (95.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Person County is White with a population of 26,021 (66.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 39,621 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Person County's population increased by 3,715 (10.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Person County's population decreased by 225 (0.57%), 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, Person County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 35,697.