Overview
9,571
Total Population
38.1
Median age
53.34%
Female population %
87.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
59.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
281
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Girard's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Girard is 38.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Girard's population under 18 was 22.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Girard's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Girard, 20.01% were under the age of 15, 20.20% aged 15 to 29, 42.62% aged 30 to 64, 15.34% aged 65 to 84, and 1.84% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 639 more females than males in Girard:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.34% females and 46.66% males in Girard, OH.
- The Girard, OH gender ratio is 87.5:100 i.e. 87.5 men to 100 women (0.875).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 421.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 520.
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Race / Ethnicity
Girard's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Girard population: 90.68% are White, 5.07% are Black or African American, 0.26% are some other race and 3.99% are multiracial.
- Girard's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 281 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,29 (97.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Girard is White with a population of 8,679 (90.68% of the total population).
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Year by year
Girard's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 10,805 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Girard's population decreased by 897 (8.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Girard's population decreased by 334 (3.37%), 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, Girard's population was lowest in year 2019 at 9,232.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)