Portal, GA Population

Overview

541

Total Population

49.3

Median age

51.94%

Female population %

92.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

46.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Portal is 49.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Portal's population under 18 was 15.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Portal's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Portal, 13.31% were under the age of 15, 11.28% aged 15 to 29, 56.93% aged 30 to 64, 14.42% aged 65 to 84, and 4.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 21 more females than males in Portal:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.94% females and 48.06% males in Portal, GA.
The Portal, GA gender ratio is 92.5:100 i.e. 92.5 men to 100 women (0.925).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 45.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 47.

Portal's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Portal population: 73.75% are White, 19.04% are Black or African American, 0.37% are some other race and 6.84% are multiracial.
Portal's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 532 (98.34% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Portal is White with a population of 399 (73.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 771 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Portal's population decreased by 113 (15.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Portal's population decreased by 0 (0.00%), 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, Portal's population was lowest in year 2013 at 631.