Jay County, IN Population

Overview

20,570

Total Population

39.9

Median age

49.24%

Female population %

103.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

684

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Jay County is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jay County's population under 18 was 25.18%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jay County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jay County, 20.82% were under the age of 15, 18.34% aged 15 to 29, 43.04% aged 30 to 64, 15.13% aged 65 to 84, and 2.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 312 less females than males in Jay County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.24% females and 50.76% males in Jay County, IN.
The Jay County, IN gender ratio is 103.1:100 i.e. 103.1 men to 100 women (1.031).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 819.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 780.

Jay County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jay County population: 95.78% are White, 0.44% are Black or African American, 0.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.45% are Asian, 1.53% are some other race and 1.58% are multiracial.
Jay County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 684 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,886 (96.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jay County is White with a population of 19,701 (95.78% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 21,789 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Jay County's population decreased by 610 (2.80%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jay County's population decreased by 703 (3.32%), 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, Jay County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 20,198.