Cheneyville, LA Population

Overview

786

Total Population

49.1

Median age

60.05%

Female population %

66.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

70.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Cheneyville is 49.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Cheneyville's population under 18 was 18.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Cheneyville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Cheneyville, 14.50% were under the age of 15, 17.18% aged 15 to 29, 41.60% aged 30 to 64, 16.41% aged 65 to 84, and 10.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 158 more females than males in Cheneyville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.05% females and 39.95% males in Cheneyville, LA.
The Cheneyville, LA gender ratio is 66.5:100 i.e. 66.5 men to 100 women (0.665).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 76.

Cheneyville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Cheneyville population: 44.53% are White, 49.24% are Black or African American and 6.23% are multiracial.
Cheneyville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 786 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Cheneyville is Black or African American with a population of 387 (49.24% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 914 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Cheneyville's population decreased by 286 (31.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Cheneyville's population decreased by 164 (26.16%), 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, Cheneyville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 449.