Cameron Parish, LA Population

Overview

5,650

Total Population

44.2

Median age

50.23%

Female population %

99.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

54.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

282

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cameron Parish is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cameron Parish's population under 18 was 23.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cameron Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cameron Parish, 19.49% were under the age of 15, 14.74% aged 15 to 29, 49.82% aged 30 to 64, 15.08% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 more females than males in Cameron Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.23% females and 49.77% males in Cameron Parish, LA.
The Cameron Parish, LA gender ratio is 99.1:100 i.e. 99.1 men to 100 women (0.991).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 301.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 327.

Cameron Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Cameron Parish population: 92.94% are White, 1.24% are Black or African American, 1.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian and 3.70% are multiracial.
Cameron Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 282 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,368 (95.01% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cameron Parish is White with a population of 5,251 (92.94% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 9,880 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Cameron Parish's population decreased by 2,965 (30.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cameron Parish's population decreased by 1,292 (18.68%), 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, Cameron Parish's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,902.