La Salle Parish, LA Population

Overview

14,770

Total Population

39.3

Median age

47.16%

Female population %

112:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

55.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

435

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Salle Parish is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Salle Parish's population under 18 was 23.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Salle Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Salle Parish, 18.86% were under the age of 15, 20.37% aged 15 to 29, 43.99% aged 30 to 64, 15.65% aged 65 to 84, and 1.14% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 838 less females than males in La Salle Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.16% females and 52.84% males in La Salle Parish, LA.
The La Salle Parish, LA gender ratio is 112:100 i.e. 112 men to 100 women (1.120).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 623.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 518.

La Salle Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Salle Parish population: 83.73% are White, 12.04% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.40% are Asian, 0.49% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.27% are some other race and 0.74% are multiracial.
La Salle Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 435 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,335 (97.05% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Salle Parish is White with a population of 12,367 (83.73% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 15,028 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, La Salle Parish's population increased by 662 (4.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Salle Parish's population decreased by 87 (0.58%), 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 Salle Parish's population was lowest in year 2005 at 13,965.