Highland County, OH Population

Overview

43,162

Total Population

40.6

Median age

51.02%

Female population %

96:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

567

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Highland County is 40.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Highland County's population under 18 was 24.07%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Highland County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.89% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Highland County, 19.71% were under the age of 15, 17.81% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 15.85% aged 65 to 84, and 2.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 880 more females than males in Highland County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.02% females and 48.98% males in Highland County, OH.
The Highland County, OH gender ratio is 96:100 i.e. 96 men to 100 women (0.960).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,563.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 1,650.

Highland County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Highland County population: 95.29% are White, 1.48% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.27% are some other race and 2.68% are multiracial.
Highland County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 567 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 42,595 (98.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Highland County is White with a population of 41,127 (95.29% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 43,619 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Highland County's population increased by 2,650 (6.47%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Highland County's population decreased by 260 (0.60%), 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, Highland County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 40,969.