Demographic Profile for Putnam County, Georgia
Estimated since the year 2000, a high amount of people migrated to Putnam from outside the country. The immigration into Putnam accounts for 0.1 percent of immigration into the State of Georgia. This level of international migration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
Putnam County, Georgia had a total estimated population of 19,829 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 18,863. This growth denotes an increase of 5.1 percent. Putnam ranks 78 of 159 counties when analyzing total population change in Georgia and the county ranks 1,117 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Putnam County, Georgia to be 40.0 years of age. The median age in Putnam is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.7 years of age. With a total of 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Putnam can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
When calculating the total land area, Putnam spans a total of 345 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 58 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Weakley, TN (58 per sq. mile ), Yancey, NC (58 per sq. mile ), Marlboro, SC (58 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Prince Edward, VA (58 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, MS (58 per sq. mile ), Chenango, NY (58 per sq. mile ).
Putnam County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 67.5 percent White, 27.6 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 32.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Putnam has decreased in diversity when 33.0 percent of the population were minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Putnam County, Georgia had a total estimated population of 19,829 in 2005. The estimated population has increased sharply, since its 2000 population of 18,863. This growth denotes an increase of 5.1 percent. Putnam ranks 78 of 159 counties when analyzing total population change in Georgia and the county ranks 1,117 of 3,141 counties by growth in county population in the United States.
In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Putnam County, Georgia to be 40.0 years of age. The median age in Putnam is greater than the median age in the State of Georgia of 34.3. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 39.7 years of age. With a total of 22.3 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Putnam can be described as being made up of a medium-low percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 15.9 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population base.
When calculating the total land area, Putnam spans a total of 345 total square miles. The area has a medium-low population density of 58 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Weakley, TN (58 per sq. mile ), Yancey, NC (58 per sq. mile ), Marlboro, SC (58 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Prince Edward, VA (58 per sq. mile ), Lincoln, MS (58 per sq. mile ), Chenango, NY (58 per sq. mile ).
Putnam County, Georgia has a population that is made up of 67.5 percent White, 27.6 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 3.8 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 32.0 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Georgia percent of 39.2. Since 2000, Putnam has decreased in diversity when 33.0 percent of the population were minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
