Donaldsonville, LA Population

Overview

6,834

Total Population

29.4

Median age

58.85%

Female population %

69.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

91.6

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

107

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Donaldsonville is 29.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Donaldsonville's population under 18 was 36.01%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Donaldsonville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Donaldsonville, 29.56% were under the age of 15, 21.13% aged 15 to 29, 31.05% aged 30 to 64, 15.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,210 more females than males in Donaldsonville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.85% females and 41.15% males in Donaldsonville, LA.
The Donaldsonville, LA gender ratio is 69.9:100 i.e. 69.9 men to 100 women (0.699).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 495.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 529.

Donaldsonville's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Donaldsonville population: 16.18% are White, 82.22% are Black or African American and 1.59% are multiracial.
Donaldsonville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 107 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,727 (98.43% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Donaldsonville is Black or African American with a population of 5,619 (82.22% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 8,529 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Donaldsonville's population decreased by 134 (1.76%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Donaldsonville's population decreased by 760 (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, Donaldsonville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 6,706.