Wilcox County, GA Population

Overview

8,841

Total Population

40.9

Median age

38.45%

Female population %

160.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

49.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

426

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 40.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilcox County's population under 18 was 19.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilcox County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.77% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilcox County, 16.21% were under the age of 15, 18.26% aged 15 to 29, 48.76% aged 30 to 64, 15.16% aged 65 to 84, and 1.62% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,043 less females than males in Wilcox County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.45% females and 61.55% males in Wilcox County, GA.
The Wilcox County, GA gender ratio is 160.1:100 i.e. 160.1 men to 100 women (1.601).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 476.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 257.

Wilcox County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilcox County population: 62.85% are White, 34.41% are Black or African American, 0.12% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.78% are some other race and 1.82% are multiracial.
Wilcox County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 426 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,415 (95.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilcox County is White with a population of 5,557 (62.85% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,313 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Wilcox County's population increased by 683 (7.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilcox County's population decreased by 521 (5.59%), 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 2019 at 8,607.