Assumption Parish, LA Population

Overview

21,366

Total Population

41.6

Median age

52.52%

Female population %

90.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

696

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Assumption Parish's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Assumption Parish is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Assumption Parish's population under 18 was 21.85%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Assumption Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Assumption Parish, 18.26% were under the age of 15, 16.76% aged 15 to 29, 46.13% aged 30 to 64, 16.87% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,078 more females than males in Assumption Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.52% females and 47.48% males in Assumption Parish, LA.
The Assumption Parish, LA gender ratio is 90.4:100 i.e. 90.4 men to 100 women (0.904).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 943.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 876.

Assumption Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Assumption Parish population: 66.28% are White, 29.72% are Black or African American, 0.42% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.11% are Asian, 0.09% are some other race and 3.37% are multiracial.
Assumption Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 696 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,67 (96.74% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Assumption Parish is White with a population of 14,161 (66.28% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 23,332 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Assumption Parish's population increased by 20 (0.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Assumption Parish's population decreased by 2,375 (10.18%), 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, Assumption Parish's population was lowest in year 2022 at 20,604.