Fordoche, LA Population

Overview

1,024

Total Population

44.2

Median age

52.93%

Female population %

88.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

83.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Fordoche is 44.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Fordoche's population under 18 was 24.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Fordoche's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 25.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Fordoche, 19.43% were under the age of 15, 10.16% aged 15 to 29, 44.43% aged 30 to 64, 23.54% aged 65 to 84, and 2.44% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 60 more females than males in Fordoche:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.93% females and 47.07% males in Fordoche, LA.
The Fordoche, LA gender ratio is 88.9:100 i.e. 88.9 men to 100 women (0.889).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 68.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 101.

Fordoche's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Fordoche population: 68.46% are White, 22.95% are Black or African American, 2.05% are some other race and 6.54% are multiracial.
Fordoche's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,024 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Fordoche is White with a population of 701 (68.46% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 966 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Fordoche's population decreased by 19 (2.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Fordoche's population decreased by 26 (2.80%), 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, Fordoche's population was lowest in year 2022 at 880.