Allen County, IN Population

Overview

381,839

Total Population

36.1

Median age

50.82%

Female population %

96.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

29,854

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Allen County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Allen County is 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Allen County's population under 18 was 25.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Allen County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Allen County, 21.41% were under the age of 15, 20.63% aged 15 to 29, 43.41% aged 30 to 64, 12.77% aged 65 to 84, and 1.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 6,283 more females than males in Allen County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.82% females and 49.18% males in Allen County, IN.
The Allen County, IN gender ratio is 96.8:100 i.e. 96.8 men to 100 women (0.968).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 14,554.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 13,975.

Allen County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Allen County population: 75.91% are White, 11.26% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.53% are Asian, 0.04% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.70% are some other race and 5.37% are multiracial.
Allen County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 29,854 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 351,985 (92.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Allen County is White with a population of 289,863 (75.91% of the total population).

Allen County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 391,449 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Allen County's population increased by 23,092 (6.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Allen County's population increased by 30,126 (8.46%), 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, Allen County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 332,864.