Martin County, IN Population

Overview

9,885

Total Population

41.8

Median age

48.88%

Female population %

104.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

61.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

117

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Martin County is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Martin County's population under 18 was 22.65%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Martin County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.59% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Martin County, 18.41% were under the age of 15, 17.55% aged 15 to 29, 44.45% aged 30 to 64, 17.08% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 221 less females than males in Martin County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.88% females and 51.12% males in Martin County, IN.
The Martin County, IN gender ratio is 104.6:100 i.e. 104.6 men to 100 women (1.046).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 433.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 356.

Martin County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Martin County population: 96.89% are White, 0.39% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.05% are Asian, 0.50% are some other race and 1.55% are multiracial.
Martin County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 117 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 9,768 (98.82% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Martin County is White with a population of 9,578 (96.89% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,369 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Martin County's population decreased by 8 (0.08%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Martin County's population decreased by 558 (5.39%), 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, Martin County's population was lowest in year 2021 at 9,799.