Dearborn County, IN Population

Overview

50,494

Total Population

42.4

Median age

50.24%

Female population %

99:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

709

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Dearborn County is 42.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Dearborn County's population under 18 was 22.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Dearborn County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.73% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Dearborn County, 18.10% were under the age of 15, 17.66% aged 15 to 29, 46.51% aged 30 to 64, 15.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.81% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 244 more females than males in Dearborn County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.24% females and 49.76% males in Dearborn County, IN.
The Dearborn County, IN gender ratio is 99:100 i.e. 99 men to 100 women (0.990).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 2,080.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,937.

Dearborn County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Dearborn County population: 96.61% are White, 0.48% are Black or African American, 0.06% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.59% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.28% are some other race and 1.86% are multiracial.
Dearborn County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 709 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 49,785 (98.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Dearborn County is White with a population of 48,782 (96.61% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 51,138 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Dearborn County's population increased by 3,742 (8.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Dearborn County's population increased by 672 (1.34%), 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, Dearborn County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 46,340.