Ashtabula County, OH Population

Overview

97,869

Total Population

42.6

Median age

49.44%

Female population %

102.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,447

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Ashtabula County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Ashtabula County's population under 18 was 22.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Ashtabula County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.22% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Ashtabula County, 18.20% were under the age of 15, 17.61% aged 15 to 29, 44.97% aged 30 to 64, 16.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,097 less females than males in Ashtabula County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.44% females and 50.56% males in Ashtabula County, OH.
The Ashtabula County, OH gender ratio is 102.3:100 i.e. 102.3 men to 100 women (1.023).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,742.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 3,606.

Ashtabula County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Ashtabula County population: 91.28% are White, 3.72% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.43% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.83% are some other race and 3.65% are multiracial.
Ashtabula County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,447 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 93,422 (95.46% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Ashtabula County is White with a population of 89,337 (91.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 102,753 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Ashtabula County's population decreased by 1,259 (1.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Ashtabula County's population decreased by 3,895 (3.84%), 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, Ashtabula County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 97,014.