Wadley, GA Population

Overview

2,040

Total Population

36.3

Median age

61.52%

Female population %

62.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

70.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

171

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Wadley's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Wadley is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wadley's population under 18 was 26.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wadley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.17% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wadley, 22.16% were under the age of 15, 23.24% aged 15 to 29, 35.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.21% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 470 more females than males in Wadley:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.52% females and 38.48% males in Wadley, GA.
The Wadley, GA gender ratio is 62.5:100 i.e. 62.5 men to 100 women (0.625).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 140.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 119.

Wadley's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wadley population: 15.15% are White, 82.40% are Black or African American, 2.35% are some other race and 0.10% are multiracial.
Wadley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 171 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,869 (91.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wadley is Black or African American with a population of 1,681 (82.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,101 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wadley's population decreased by 62 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wadley's population decreased by 401 (19.67%), 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, Wadley's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,595.