Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Demographic Profile for Warren County, Ohio

Warren County, Ohio had an estimated population of 196,622 in the year 2005. The population has increased very sharply, from the population in the year 2000 of 161,322. This growth signifies an increase of 21.9 percent. Warren ranks 2 of 88 counties when calculating total change in population for Ohio and the county ranks 93 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Warren covers a total land area of 400 square miles. This area has a medium-high density of 492 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Solano, CA (496 per sq. mile ), Ingham, MI (498 per sq. mile ), McHenry, IL (504 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Loudoun, VA (492 per sq. mile ), Rockwall, TX (489 per sq. mile ), Floyd, IN (486 per sq. mile ).

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people have migrated to Warren from another country. The international migration into Warren makes up 1.2 percent of all immigration into Ohio. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Warren County, Ohio to be 35.2 years old. The median in Warren is less than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed a decline in the median age, at that time the median was 35.3 years old. With 25.5 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Warren can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively high presence of the population, with 65.1 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 9.4 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population base.

Warren County, Ohio has a population that is made of 91.5 percent White, 3.2 percent African American, 2.7 percent Asian, and 1.5 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 7.4 percent of the population being minorities. This is less than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Warren has increased the percent of minority population when 5.0 percent of the people were minorities.

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

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