Weakley County, TN Population

Overview

32,948

Total Population

39.3

Median age

50.51%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

52.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

946

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Weakley County is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Weakley County's population under 18 was 19.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Weakley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.35% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Weakley County, 15.88% were under the age of 15, 25.11% aged 15 to 29, 40.66% aged 30 to 64, 16.10% aged 65 to 84, and 2.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 336 more females than males in Weakley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.51% females and 49.49% males in Weakley County, TN.
The Weakley County, TN gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,834.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,788.

Weakley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Weakley County population: 87.76% are White, 7.92% are Black or African American, 0.33% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.12% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.93% are some other race and 1.88% are multiracial.
Weakley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 946 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 32,002 (97.13% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Weakley County is White with a population of 28,916 (87.76% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 35,044 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Weakley County's population increased by 129 (0.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Weakley County's population decreased by 2,145 (6.12%), 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, Weakley County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 32,870.