Heath, OH Population

Overview

10,429

Total Population

42.3

Median age

53.96%

Female population %

85.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

71.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

324

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Heath is 42.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Heath's population under 18 was 24.26%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Heath's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Heath, 19.53% were under the age of 15, 16.40% aged 15 to 29, 41.83% aged 30 to 64, 18.54% aged 65 to 84, and 3.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 825 more females than males in Heath:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.96% females and 46.04% males in Heath, OH.
The Heath, OH gender ratio is 85.3:100 i.e. 85.3 men to 100 women (0.853).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 434.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 471.

Heath's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Heath population: 91.56% are White, 3.70% are Black or African American, 0.03% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.93% are Asian, 0.52% are some other race and 3.26% are multiracial.
Heath's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 324 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,105 (96.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Heath is White with a population of 9,549 (91.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,967 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Heath's population increased by 1,752 (20.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Heath's population increased by 126 (1.22%), 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, Heath's population was lowest in year 2000 at 8,554.