Abbeville, LA Population

Overview

11,313

Total Population

35.1

Median age

56.64%

Female population %

76.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

65.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

351

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Abbeville's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Abbeville is 35.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Abbeville's population under 18 was 24.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Abbeville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.13% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Abbeville, 20.34% were under the age of 15, 20.76% aged 15 to 29, 39.77% aged 30 to 64, 16.53% aged 65 to 84, and 2.60% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,503 more females than males in Abbeville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.64% females and 43.36% males in Abbeville, LA.
The Abbeville, LA gender ratio is 76.5:100 i.e. 76.5 men to 100 women (0.765).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 494.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 676.

Abbeville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Abbeville population: 49.02% are White, 42.48% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.63% are Asian, 2.15% are some other race and 3.43% are multiracial.
Abbeville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 351 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,962 (96.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Abbeville is White with a population of 5,546 (49.02% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 12,383 in the year 2013
From 2000 to 2010, Abbeville's population increased by 256 (2.14%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Abbeville's population decreased by 1,064 (8.70%), 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, Abbeville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,962.