Towns County, GA Population

Overview

12,300

Total Population

52.8

Median age

52.49%

Female population %

90.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

78.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

367

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Towns County is 52.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Towns County's population under 18 was 12.59%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Towns County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Towns County, 10.30% were under the age of 15, 20.24% aged 15 to 29, 35.80% aged 30 to 64, 29.89% aged 65 to 84, and 3.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 612 more females than males in Towns County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.49% females and 47.51% males in Towns County, GA.
The Towns County, GA gender ratio is 90.5:100 i.e. 90.5 men to 100 women (0.905).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 579.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 681.

Towns County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Towns County population: 94.32% are White, 2.27% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.48% are some other race and 2.42% are multiracial.
Towns County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 367 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,933 (97.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Towns County is White with a population of 11,601 (94.32% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,972 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Towns County's population increased by 1,191 (12.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Towns County's population increased by 2,014 (19.12%), 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, Towns County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 9,340.