Overview
66,802
Total Population
40.2
Median age
51.91%
Female population %
92.6:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
56.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
3,072
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Grant County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Grant County is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Grant County's population under 18 was 21.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Grant County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Grant County, 17.43% were under the age of 15, 22.01% aged 15 to 29, 41.77% aged 30 to 64, 16.34% aged 65 to 84, and 2.46% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 2,558 more females than males in Grant County:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.91% females and 48.09% males in Grant County, IN.
- The Grant County, IN gender ratio is 92.6:100 i.e. 92.6 men to 100 women (0.926).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 2,647.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 3,205.
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Race / Ethnicity
Grant County's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Grant County population: 86.69% are White, 7.07% are Black or African American, 0.24% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.97% are Asian, 0.98% are some other race and 4.05% are multiracial.
- Grant County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
- By ethnicity, 3,072 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 63,73 (95.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Grant County is White with a population of 57,91 (86.69% of the total population).
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Year by year
Grant County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 73,314 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Grant County's population decreased by 3,408 (4.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Grant County's population decreased by 3,431 (4.91%), 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, Grant County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 65,836.
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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)