Douglas, AL Population

Overview

1,007

Total Population

28.3

Median age

47.17%

Female population %

112:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

157

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Douglas is 28.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Douglas's population under 18 was 36.05%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Douglas's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Douglas, 26.51% were under the age of 15, 26.71% aged 15 to 29, 37.74% aged 30 to 64, 7.35% aged 65 to 84, and 1.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 less females than males in Douglas:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.17% females and 52.83% males in Douglas, AL.
The Douglas, AL gender ratio is 112:100 i.e. 112 men to 100 women (1.120).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 64.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 66.

Douglas's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Douglas population: 84.51% are White, 1.59% are some other race and 13.90% are multiracial.
Douglas's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 157 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 85 (84.41% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Douglas is White with a population of 851 (84.51% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 779 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Douglas's population increased by 160 (27.49%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Douglas's population increased by 17 (2.29%), 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, Douglas's population was lowest in year 2001 at 581.