Pickett County, TN Population

Overview

5,021

Total Population

50.5

Median age

51.03%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

80.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

138

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Pickett County is 50.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pickett County's population under 18 was 18.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pickett County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pickett County, 17.27% were under the age of 15, 11.85% aged 15 to 29, 43.54% aged 30 to 64, 24.98% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 103 more females than males in Pickett County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.03% females and 48.97% males in Pickett County, TN.
The Pickett County, TN gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 304.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 283.

Pickett County's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Pickett County population: 96.89% are White, 0.10% are Black or African American, 0.66% are some other race and 2.35% are multiracial.
Pickett County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 138 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,883 (97.25% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pickett County is White with a population of 4,865 (96.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,143 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Pickett County's population increased by 162 (3.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pickett County's population decreased by 80 (1.57%), 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, Pickett County's population was lowest in year 2009 at 4,803.