Grambling, LA Population

Overview

5,127

Total Population

22.6

Median age

47.44%

Female population %

110.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

39.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Grambling is 22.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Grambling's population under 18 was 20.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Grambling's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Grambling, 16.07% were under the age of 15, 44.10% aged 15 to 29, 27.62% aged 30 to 64, 6.51% aged 65 to 84, and 5.70% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 263 less females than males in Grambling:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.44% females and 52.56% males in Grambling, LA.
The Grambling, LA gender ratio is 110.8:100 i.e. 110.8 men to 100 women (1.108).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 545.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 849.

Grambling's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Grambling population: 7.02% are White, 91.93% are Black or African American, 0.20% are Asian, 0.47% are some other race and 0.39% are multiracial.
Grambling's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,077 (99.02% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Grambling is Black or African American with a population of 4,713 (91.93% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,339 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Grambling's population increased by 222 (4.64%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Grambling's population increased by 333 (6.65%), 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, Grambling's population was lowest in year 2006 at 4,487.