Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Fulton County, Ohio

Fulton County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 42,955 in the year 2005. The population has increased, since the 2000 total population of 42,143. This growth shows an increase of 1.9 percent. Fulton ranks 36 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 1,184 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Since the year 2000, a low number of individuals have migrated to Fulton from outside the country. The immigration into Fulton makes up 0.1 percent of the total migration into the State of Ohio. This percent of international migration is low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When measuring the total land area, Fulton spans a total of 407 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 106 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Shelby, IN (106 per sq. mile ), Stearns, MN (106 per sq. mile ), Yuba, CA (106 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Isle of Wight, VA (106 per sq. mile ), Marshall, IN (106 per sq. mile ), Cass, MI (106 per sq. mile ).

Fulton County, Ohio has a population that is made of 92.1 percent White, 0.4 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 6.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.2 percent minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Fulton has increased the percent of minority population when 6.5 percent of the population were minorities.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in Fulton County, Ohio to be 38.0 years old. The median age in Fulton is greater than the median age in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.2 years of age. With a total of 25.5 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Fulton can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 12.7 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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