Stewart County, TN Population

Overview

13,569

Total Population

43.8

Median age

50.63%

Female population %

97.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

462

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stewart County is 43.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stewart County's population under 18 was 21.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stewart County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.81% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stewart County, 18.19% were under the age of 15, 16.41% aged 15 to 29, 45.60% aged 30 to 64, 18.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 171 more females than males in Stewart County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.63% females and 49.37% males in Stewart County, TN.
The Stewart County, TN gender ratio is 97.5:100 i.e. 97.5 men to 100 women (0.975).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 573.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 525.

Stewart County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stewart County population: 92.67% are White, 0.29% are Black or African American, 0.10% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 1.30% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.76% are some other race and 4.47% are multiracial.
Stewart County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 462 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,107 (96.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stewart County is White with a population of 12,575 (92.67% of the total population).

Stewart County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 14,035 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Stewart County's population increased by 917 (7.38%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stewart County's population increased by 364 (2.73%), 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, Stewart County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 12,430.