Bogalusa, LA Population

Overview

10,921

Total Population

37.6

Median age

58.10%

Female population %

72.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

64.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

281

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Bogalusa is 37.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bogalusa's population under 18 was 25.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bogalusa's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bogalusa, 21.48% were under the age of 15, 19.61% aged 15 to 29, 41.02% aged 30 to 64, 16.88% aged 65 to 84, and 1.01% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,769 more females than males in Bogalusa:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.10% females and 41.90% males in Bogalusa, LA.
The Bogalusa, LA gender ratio is 72.1:100 i.e. 72.1 men to 100 women (0.721).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 484.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 662.

Bogalusa's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bogalusa population: 51.18% are White, 45.74% are Black or African American, 0.27% are Asian, 0.40% are some other race and 2.41% are multiracial.
Bogalusa's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 281 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,64 (97.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bogalusa is White with a population of 5,589 (51.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,265 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Bogalusa's population decreased by 1,040 (7.84%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bogalusa's population decreased by 1,607 (13.15%), 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, Bogalusa's population was lowest in year 2022 at 10,419.