Demographic Profile for Bacon County, Georgia
By measuring total land area, Bacon encompasses a total area of 285 square miles. This area has a low population density of 36 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Howard, TX (36 per sq. mile ), Twin Falls, ID (36 per sq. mile ), Hale, TX (36 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Newton, IN (36 per sq. mile ), Humboldt, CA (36 per sq. mile ), Stoddard, MO (36 per sq. mile ).
Bacon County, Georgia has a population that is made of 78.5 percent White, 16 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 4.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 20.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Bacon has increased the percent of minority makeup when 19.6 percent of the population were minorities.
Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Bacon internationally. The international migration into Bacon totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bacon County, Georgia to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Bacon is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 34.7 years of age. With a total of 25.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bacon can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Bacon County, Georgia had a population of 10,379 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 10,129. This growth represents an increase of 2.5 percent. Bacon ranks 108 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 1,605 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Bacon County, Georgia has a population that is made of 78.5 percent White, 16 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 4.1 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity, with 20.8 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Bacon has increased the percent of minority makeup when 19.6 percent of the population were minorities.
Since 2000, a medium-high amount of people have migrated to Bacon internationally. The international migration into Bacon totals 0 percent of the total migration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bacon County, Georgia to be 35.6 years of age. The median in Bacon is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median age, when it was 34.7 years of age. With a total of 25.2 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Bacon can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.4 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 13.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.
Bacon County, Georgia had a population of 10,379 in 2005. The total population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 10,129. This growth represents an increase of 2.5 percent. Bacon ranks 108 of 159 counties when calculating total change in population for Georgia and the county ranks 1,605 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
