Huntington County, IN Population

Overview

36,572

Total Population

41.1

Median age

50.05%

Female population %

99.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

967

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Huntington County is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Huntington County's population under 18 was 21.69%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Huntington County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Huntington County, 17.81% were under the age of 15, 19.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.50% aged 30 to 64, 14.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.37% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 34 more females than males in Huntington County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.05% females and 49.95% males in Huntington County, IN.
The Huntington County, IN gender ratio is 99.8:100 i.e. 99.8 men to 100 women (0.998).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,458.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,374.

Huntington County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Huntington County population: 95.46% are White, 0.82% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.77% are some other race and 1.73% are multiracial.
Huntington County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 967 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,605 (97.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Huntington County is White with a population of 34,91 (95.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 38,213 in the year 2002
From 2000 to 2010, Huntington County's population decreased by 970 (2.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Huntington County's population decreased by 469 (1.26%), 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, Huntington County's population was lowest in year 2018 at 36,249.