Wilkes County, GA Population

Overview

9,643

Total Population

44.5

Median age

51.13%

Female population %

95.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

67.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

521

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Wilkes County is 44.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wilkes County's population under 18 was 20.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wilkes County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.15% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wilkes County, 17.30% were under the age of 15, 16.32% aged 15 to 29, 43.23% aged 30 to 64, 20.51% aged 65 to 84, and 2.63% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 217 more females than males in Wilkes County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.13% females and 48.87% males in Wilkes County, GA.
The Wilkes County, GA gender ratio is 95.6:100 i.e. 95.6 men to 100 women (0.956).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 373.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 392.

Wilkes County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Wilkes County population: 53.05% are White, 40.73% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.24% are some other race and 2.83% are multiracial.
Wilkes County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 521 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,122 (94.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wilkes County is White with a population of 5,116 (53.05% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,695 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wilkes County's population decreased by 306 (2.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wilkes County's population decreased by 833 (8.02%), 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, Wilkes County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 9,516.