Demographic Profile for Dooly County, Georgia
Dooly County, Georgia had a total estimated population of 11,749 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 11,502. This growth signifies an increase of 2.1 percent. Dooly ranks 109 of 159 counties by growth in total population in Georgia and the county ranks 1,606 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Dooly County, Georgia to be 35.2 years old. The median in Dooly is greater than the median in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.0 years of age. With 24.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Dooly can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
In terms of total land area, Dooly encompasses a total area of 393 square miles. The county has a low population density of 30 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gallatin, MT (30 per sq. mile ), De Soto, LA (30 per sq. mile ), Lewis, WA (30 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Finney, KS (30 per sq. mile ), Crawford, WI (30 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AR (30 per sq. mile ).
Dooly County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 45.2 percent White, 49 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 4.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 54.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Dooly has decreased in diversity when 55.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Dooly from outside the country. The immigration into Dooly makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Georgia. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Dooly County, Georgia to be 35.2 years old. The median in Dooly is greater than the median in Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.0 years of age. With 24.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Dooly can be understood as being made up of a medium-high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the population, with 63.7 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 11.4 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
In terms of total land area, Dooly encompasses a total area of 393 square miles. The county has a low population density of 30 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Gallatin, MT (30 per sq. mile ), De Soto, LA (30 per sq. mile ), Lewis, WA (30 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Finney, KS (30 per sq. mile ), Crawford, WI (30 per sq. mile ), Franklin, AR (30 per sq. mile ).
Dooly County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 45.2 percent White, 49 percent African American, 0.7 percent Asian, and 4.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 54.3 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Dooly has decreased in diversity when 55.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-high amount of people migrated to Dooly from outside the country. The immigration into Dooly makes up 0 percent of all immigration into Georgia. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
