La Feria, TX Population

Overview

6,894

Total Population

34.1

Median age

51.70%

Female population %

93.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

105.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,335

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Feria is 34.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Feria's population under 18 was 35.02%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Feria's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.29% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Feria, 28.97% were under the age of 15, 14.74% aged 15 to 29, 34.00% aged 30 to 64, 19.65% aged 65 to 84, and 2.64% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 234 more females than males in La Feria:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.70% females and 48.30% males in La Feria, TX.
The La Feria, TX gender ratio is 93.4:100 i.e. 93.4 men to 100 women (0.934).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 512.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 400.

La Feria's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of La Feria population: 75.75% are White, 0.22% are Black or African American, 0.94% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.41% are some other race and 15.68% are multiracial.
La Feria's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 6,335 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 559 (8.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Feria is White with a population of 5,222 (75.75% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,630 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, La Feria's population decreased by 126 (1.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Feria's population decreased by 377 (5.23%), 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, La Feria's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,805.