Duson, LA Population

Overview

1,592

Total Population

37.0

Median age

61.56%

Female population %

62.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

60.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

72

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Duson is 37.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Duson's population under 18 was 27.45%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Duson's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Duson, 24.56% were under the age of 15, 16.71% aged 15 to 29, 45.48% aged 30 to 64, 12.00% aged 65 to 84, and 1.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 368 more females than males in Duson:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.56% females and 38.44% males in Duson, LA.
The Duson, LA gender ratio is 62.4:100 i.e. 62.4 men to 100 women (0.624).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 81.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 98.

Duson's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Duson population: 66.21% are White, 31.60% are Black or African American, 0.57% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 1.63% are some other race.
Duson's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 72 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,52 (95.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Duson is White with a population of 1,054 (66.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,790 in the year 2015
From 2000 to 2010, Duson's population increased by 59 (3.51%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Duson's population decreased by 415 (23.85%), 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, Duson's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,315.