Wilcox County, AL Population

Overview

10,686

Total Population

40.8

Median age

53.62%

Female population %

86.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilcox County is 40.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilcox County's population under 18 was 23.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilcox County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilcox County, 19.45% were under the age of 15, 19.30% aged 15 to 29, 41.46% aged 30 to 64, 17.86% aged 65 to 84, and 1.95% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 774 more females than males in Wilcox County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.62% females and 46.38% males in Wilcox County, AL.
The Wilcox County, AL gender ratio is 86.5:100 i.e. 86.5 men to 100 women (0.865).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 415.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 484.

Wilcox County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilcox County population: 27.19% are White, 70.85% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.02% are Asian and 1.82% are multiracial.
Wilcox County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,628 (99.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilcox County is Black or African American with a population of 7,571 (70.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,951 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilcox County's population decreased by 1,391 (10.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilcox County's population decreased by 1,128 (9.76%), 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, Wilcox County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,059.