Ray City, GA Population

Overview

1,100

Total Population

27.4

Median age

50.09%

Female population %

99.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

47.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

52

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ray City is 27.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ray City's population under 18 was 35.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ray City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 5.55% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ray City, 26.55% were under the age of 15, 27.18% aged 15 to 29, 40.73% aged 30 to 64, 5.36% aged 65 to 84, and 0.18% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2 more females than males in Ray City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.09% females and 49.91% males in Ray City, GA.
The Ray City, GA gender ratio is 99.6:100 i.e. 99.6 men to 100 women (0.996).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 94.

Ray City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ray City population: 57.55% are White, 32% are Black or African American, 4.82% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.64% are some other race and 2% are multiracial.
Ray City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 52 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,048 (95.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ray City is White with a population of 633 (57.55% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,101 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Ray City's population increased by 234 (26.99%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ray City's population decreased by 144 (13.08%), 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, Ray City's population was lowest in year 2001 at 861.