La Puente, CA Population

Overview

38,447

Total Population

35.4

Median age

48.57%

Female population %

105.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

44.3

Total dependency ratio

some other race

Largest racial group

30,878

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Puente is 35.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Puente's population under 18 was 22.68%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Puente's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Puente, 18.50% were under the age of 15, 23.69% aged 15 to 29, 45.62% aged 30 to 64, 10.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,103 less females than males in La Puente:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.57% females and 51.43% males in La Puente, CA.
The La Puente, CA gender ratio is 105.9:100 i.e. 105.9 men to 100 women (1.059).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,930.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,599.

La Puente's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Puente population: 32.18% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 2.87% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 13.50% are Asian, 0.15% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 41.71% are some other race and 8.07% are multiracial.
La Puente's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 30,878 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,569 (19.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Puente is some other race with a population of 16,038 (41.71% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 41,971 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, La Puente's population decreased by 1,537 (3.72%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Puente's population decreased by 1,863 (4.68%), 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 Puente's population was lowest in year 2022 at 36,636.