Mahoning County, OH Population

Overview

229,044

Total Population

43.2

Median age

50.68%

Female population %

97.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

15,013

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mahoning County is 43.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mahoning County's population under 18 was 20.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mahoning County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mahoning County, 16.56% were under the age of 15, 18.24% aged 15 to 29, 44.37% aged 30 to 64, 17.64% aged 65 to 84, and 3.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 3,098 more females than males in Mahoning County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.68% females and 49.32% males in Mahoning County, OH.
The Mahoning County, OH gender ratio is 97.3:100 i.e. 97.3 men to 100 women (0.973).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 9,043.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 9,255.

Mahoning County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Mahoning County population: 77.35% are White, 14.52% are Black or African American, 0.19% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1% are Asian, 0.02% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.83% are some other race and 5.09% are multiracial.
Mahoning County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 15,013 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 214,031 (93.45% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mahoning County is White with a population of 177,163 (77.35% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 257,070 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mahoning County's population decreased by 18,755 (7.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mahoning County's population decreased by 10,310 (4.33%), 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, Mahoning County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 225,636.