Talbot County, GA Population

Overview

5,837

Total Population

50.3

Median age

51.81%

Female population %

93:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

63.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

38

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Talbot County is 50.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Talbot County's population under 18 was 16.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Talbot County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Talbot County, 13.81% were under the age of 15, 14.70% aged 15 to 29, 46.34% aged 30 to 64, 23.03% aged 65 to 84, and 2.12% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 211 more females than males in Talbot County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.81% females and 48.19% males in Talbot County, GA.
The Talbot County, GA gender ratio is 93:100 i.e. 93 men to 100 women (0.930).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 316.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 312.

Talbot County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Talbot County population: 40.83% are White, 56.47% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.57% are Asian, 0.69% are some other race and 1.40% are multiracial.
Talbot County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 38 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,799 (99.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Talbot County is Black or African American with a population of 3,296 (56.47% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,883 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Talbot County's population increased by 350 (5.36%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Talbot County's population decreased by 1,157 (16.81%), 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, Talbot County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 5,726.