Coushatta, LA Population

Overview

2,217

Total Population

32.9

Median age

45.87%

Female population %

118:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

68.3

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

16

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Coushatta is 32.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coushatta's population under 18 was 28.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coushatta's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.45% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coushatta, 22.15% were under the age of 15, 23.59% aged 15 to 29, 35.81% aged 30 to 64, 15.74% aged 65 to 84, and 2.71% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 183 less females than males in Coushatta:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.87% females and 54.13% males in Coushatta, LA.
The Coushatta, LA gender ratio is 118:100 i.e. 118 men to 100 women (1.180).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 180.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 109.

Coushatta's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coushatta population: 26.03% are White, 70.46% are Black or African American, 0.95% are some other race and 2.57% are multiracial.
Coushatta's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 16 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,201 (99.28% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coushatta is Black or African American with a population of 1,562 (70.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,252 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Coushatta's population decreased by 324 (14.39%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coushatta's population decreased by 181 (9.39%), 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, Coushatta's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,696.