Friday, December 08, 2006

Demographic Profile for Montgomery County, Ohio

From 2000, a medium-low number of individuals have migrated to Montgomery internationally. The migration from outside the US into Montgomery makes up 3 percent of the total international migration into the State of Ohio. This amount of international migration is medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Montgomery County, Ohio to be 38.0 years old. The median age in Montgomery is greater than the median in Ohio of 37.6. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 36.4 years of age. With 23.9 percent of the 2005 population being comprised of individuals under the age of 18, Montgomery can be described as being made up of a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 61.7 percent of the population falling in this age category. The retirement (65 and over) group makes up 14.3 percent of the total population base. Compared to other counties throughout the nation, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

Montgomery County, Ohio had a population that was estimated at 547,435 in 2005. The total population has decreased, since the population in 2000 of 558,496. The decline represents a decrease of -2 percent. Montgomery ranks 86 of 88 counties by growth in total population in Ohio and the county ranks 3,126 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

When calculating the total land area, Montgomery spans a total of 462 total square miles. The area has a very high average area density of 1,186 persons per square mile. Other counties with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Hartford, CT (1,193 per sq. mile ), Shelby, TN (1,205 per sq. mile ), Bexar, TX (1,218 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Henrico, VA (1,179 per sq. mile ), Davidson, TN (1,145 per sq. mile ), Orange, FL (1,127 per sq. mile ).

Montgomery County, Ohio has a population that is made up of 74.8 percent White, 20.5 percent African American, 1.5 percent Asian, and 1.6 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 23.6 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Ohio percent of 15.5. Since 2000, Montgomery has increased the percent of minority makeup when 22.5 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

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