Parke County, IN Population

Overview

16,316

Total Population

43.4

Median age

52.17%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

179

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Parke County is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Parke County's population under 18 was 21.75%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Parke County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.20% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Parke County, 18.10% were under the age of 15, 16.93% aged 15 to 29, 45.76% aged 30 to 64, 17.49% aged 65 to 84, and 1.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 708 more females than males in Parke County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.17% females and 47.83% males in Parke County, IN.
The Parke County, IN gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 655.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 693.

Parke County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Parke County population: 94.49% are White, 1.13% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.40% are some other race and 3.83% are multiracial.
Parke County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 179 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,137 (98.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Parke County is White with a population of 15,417 (94.49% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 17,415 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Parke County's population increased by 103 (0.60%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Parke County's population decreased by 1,124 (6.51%), 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, Parke County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 16,155.