Darke County, OH Population

Overview

51,839

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.15%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

64.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

868

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Darke County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Darke County's population under 18 was 24.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Darke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Darke County, 19.70% were under the age of 15, 17.54% aged 15 to 29, 43.42% aged 30 to 64, 17.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 159 more females than males in Darke County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.15% females and 49.85% males in Darke County, OH.
The Darke County, OH gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,877.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 1,932.

Darke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Darke County population: 96.66% are White, 0.97% are Black or African American, 0.08% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.26% are some other race and 1.93% are multiracial.
Darke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 868 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 50,971 (98.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Darke County is White with a population of 50,105 (96.66% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 53,274 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Darke County's population decreased by 310 (0.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Darke County's population decreased by 1,067 (2.01%), 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, Darke County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 51,181.