Stark County, OH Population

Overview

374,712

Total Population

41.9

Median age

51.11%

Female population %

95.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

8,376

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Stark County is 41.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Stark County's population under 18 was 21.66%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Stark County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.36% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Stark County, 17.74% were under the age of 15, 18.47% aged 15 to 29, 44.44% aged 30 to 64, 16.90% aged 65 to 84, and 2.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 8,302 more females than males in Stark County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.11% females and 48.89% males in Stark County, OH.
The Stark County, OH gender ratio is 95.7:100 i.e. 95.7 men to 100 women (0.957).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 13,419.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 13,996.

Stark County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Stark County population: 86.65% are White, 7.32% are Black or African American, 0.13% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.87% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.62% are some other race and 4.40% are multiracial.
Stark County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 8,376 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 366,336 (97.76% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Stark County is White with a population of 324,684 (86.65% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 378,089 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Stark County's population decreased by 2,741 (0.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Stark County's population decreased by 862 (0.23%), 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, Stark County's population was lowest in year 2019 at 370,723.