Defiance County, OH Population

Overview

38,329

Total Population

40.6

Median age

49.89%

Female population %

100.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4,025

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Defiance County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Defiance County's population under 18 was 23.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Defiance County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.48% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Defiance County, 18.75% were under the age of 15, 19.09% aged 15 to 29, 43.69% aged 30 to 64, 16.83% aged 65 to 84, and 1.65% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 85 less females than males in Defiance County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.89% females and 50.11% males in Defiance County, OH.
The Defiance County, OH gender ratio is 100.4:100 i.e. 100.4 men to 100 women (1.004).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,456.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,469.

Defiance County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Defiance County population: 89.40% are White, 1.75% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.35% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.13% are some other race and 5.11% are multiracial.
Defiance County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 4,025 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 34,304 (89.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Defiance County is White with a population of 34,266 (89.40% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 39,424 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Defiance County's population decreased by 341 (0.86%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Defiance County's population decreased by 829 (2.12%), 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, Defiance County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 37,978.