Twiggs County, GA Population

Overview

8,034

Total Population

47.2

Median age

50.25%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

63.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

68

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Twiggs County is 47.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Twiggs County's population under 18 was 19.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Twiggs County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.70% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Twiggs County, 16.03% were under the age of 15, 15.02% aged 15 to 29, 46.24% aged 30 to 64, 21.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.28% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 40 more females than males in Twiggs County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.25% females and 49.75% males in Twiggs County, GA.
The Twiggs County, GA gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 372.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 369.

Twiggs County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Twiggs County population: 55.48% are White, 41.44% are Black or African American, 0.49% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.57% are Asian, 0.36% are some other race and 1.67% are multiracial.
Twiggs County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 68 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,966 (99.15% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Twiggs County is White with a population of 4,457 (55.48% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,811 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Twiggs County's population decreased by 1,622 (15.29%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Twiggs County's population decreased by 972 (10.82%), 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, Twiggs County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 7,680.