La Paz, IN Population

Overview

563

Total Population

43.9

Median age

45.12%

Female population %

121.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

87.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Paz is 43.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Paz's population under 18 was 19.54%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Paz's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Paz, 16.70% were under the age of 15, 15.81% aged 15 to 29, 37.66% aged 30 to 64, 28.95% aged 65 to 84, and 0.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 55 less females than males in La Paz:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.12% females and 54.88% males in La Paz, IN.
The La Paz, IN gender ratio is 121.7:100 i.e. 121.7 men to 100 women (1.217).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 62.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 46.

La Paz's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of La Paz population: 92.01% are White, 2.13% are Black or African American, 0.89% are some other race and 4.97% are multiracial.
La Paz's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 17 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 546 (96.98% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Paz is White with a population of 518 (92.01% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 559 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, La Paz's population increased by 67 (13.62%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Paz's population decreased by 87 (15.56%), 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 Paz's population was lowest in year 2022 at 469.