Oil City, LA population between 2000 and 2023
Over the last 20 plus years, between 2000 and 2023, population of Oil City decreased by 332. In this period, the peak population was 1,200 in the year 2000. The numbers suggest that the population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline.
| Year | Population | Year on Year Change | Change in Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,200 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,196 | -4 | -0.33% |
| 2002 | 1,188 | -8 | -0.67% |
| 2003 | 1,183 | -5 | -0.42% |
| 2004 | 1,182 | -1 | -0.08% |
| 2005 | 1,175 | -7 | -0.59% |
| 2006 | 1,195 | 20 | 1.70% |
| 2007 | 1,186 | -9 | -0.75% |
| 2008 | 1,187 | 1 | 0.08% |
| 2009 | 1,194 | 7 | 0.59% |
| 2010 | 1,010 | -184 | -15.41% |
| 2011 | 1,016 | 6 | 0.59% |
| 2012 | 1,020 | 4 | 0.39% |
| 2013 | 1,015 | -5 | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 1,006 | -9 | -0.89% |
| 2015 | 1,003 | -3 | -0.30% |
| 2016 | 995 | -8 | -0.80% |
| 2017 | 987 | -8 | -0.80% |
| 2018 | 977 | -10 | -1.01% |
| 2019 | 969 | -8 | -0.82% |
| 2020 | 894 | -75 | -7.74% |
| 2021 | 885 | -9 | -1.01% |
| 2022 | 875 | -10 | -1.13% |
| 2023 | 868 | -7 | -0.80% |
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Oil City, LA population from 2000 to 2023
From 2000 to 2010, Oil City's population decreased by 190 (15.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oil City's population decreased by 116 (11.49%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.18% .
After the COVID19 pandemic and, between the year 2020 and 2023, Oil City's population decreased by 26 (2.91%).For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 1.02%.
FIGURE 1
Oil City's population from 2000 to 2023.
The estimated population at the end of 2023 was 868.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Oil City's population peaked in year 2000 at 1,200.
Between the year 2000 and 2023, Oil City's population was lowest in year 2023 at 868.
Oil City, LA annual population growth rate
Between the years 2000 and 2023, i.e. 23 annual cycles, the population of Oil City grew year by year for 5 years and declined for 18 years.
From 2000 to 2023, Oil City had an average annual population growth rate of 1.20% per year. Overall the population shrank 27.67% between 2000 and 2023.
FIGURE 2
Oil City annual population growth rate
The average annual growth rate from 2000 to 2023 was 1.20% per year.
From 2005 to 2006 Oil City population grew the most, with an increase of 20 people (a 1.70% year-on-year increase)..
From 2009 to 2010 Oil City population experienced the most significant decrease, with a decline of 184 people (a 15.41% year-on-year decline).
Things to know
Is Oil City, LA population increasing or decreasing?
According to the latest data from U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates, Oil City's population decreased by 17 between 2021 and 2023. The decrease was 10 (decreased) between 2021 and 2022; and decrease of 7 (0.80%) between 2022 and 2023.
How has the population of Oil City, LA changed in the last 10 years?
Between 2013 and 2023, population of Oil City decreased by 147 (14.48%). The population was highest at 1,006 in the year 2014 and lowest at 868 in the year 2023. Overall the average growth rate witnessed for the last 10 years was -1.53%.
References
- US Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)