Mount Gilead, OH Population

Overview

3,108

Total Population

33.9

Median age

57.27%

Female population %

74.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

85.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

344

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Mount Gilead's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Mount Gilead is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mount Gilead's population under 18 was 29.73%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mount Gilead's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mount Gilead, 26.64% were under the age of 15, 16.99% aged 15 to 29, 36.94% aged 30 to 64, 16.63% aged 65 to 84, and 2.80% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 452 more females than males in Mount Gilead:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 57.27% females and 42.73% males in Mount Gilead, OH.
The Mount Gilead, OH gender ratio is 74.6:100 i.e. 74.6 men to 100 women (0.746).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 149.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 173.

Mount Gilead's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mount Gilead population: 85.20% are White, 4.47% are Black or African American and 10.33% are multiracial.
Mount Gilead's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 344 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,764 (88.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mount Gilead is White with a population of 2,648 (85.20% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,686 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Mount Gilead's population increased by 164 (4.70%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mount Gilead's population decreased by 151 (4.13%), 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, Mount Gilead's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,488.