Thunderbolt, GA Population

Overview

2,568

Total Population

48.5

Median age

55.69%

Female population %

79.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

65.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

26

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Thunderbolt is 48.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Thunderbolt's population under 18 was 16.94%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Thunderbolt's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Thunderbolt, 14.99% were under the age of 15, 14.10% aged 15 to 29, 46.34% aged 30 to 64, 18.26% aged 65 to 84, and 6.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 292 more females than males in Thunderbolt:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.69% females and 44.31% males in Thunderbolt, GA.
The Thunderbolt, GA gender ratio is 79.6:100 i.e. 79.6 men to 100 women (0.796).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 117.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 214.

Thunderbolt's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Thunderbolt population: 61.68% are White, 33.33% are Black or African American, 2.53% are Asian and 2.45% are multiracial.
Thunderbolt's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 26 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,542 (98.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Thunderbolt is White with a population of 1,584 (61.68% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,714 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Thunderbolt's population decreased by 60 (2.32%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Thunderbolt's population increased by 18 (0.71%), 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, Thunderbolt's population was lowest in year 2021 at 2,526.