La Ward, TX Population

Overview

311

Total Population

24.8

Median age

38.59%

Female population %

159.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

36.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

103

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in La Ward is 24.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Ward's population under 18 was 25.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Ward's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 1.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Ward, 25.08% were under the age of 15, 31.19% aged 15 to 29, 42.12% aged 30 to 64, 1.61% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 less females than males in La Ward:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 38.59% females and 61.41% males in La Ward, TX.
The La Ward, TX gender ratio is 159.2:100 i.e. 159.2 men to 100 women (1.592).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 32.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 20.

La Ward's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of La Ward population: 85.21% are White, 8.68% are some other race and 6.11% are multiracial.
La Ward's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 103 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 208 (66.88% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Ward is White with a population of 265 (85.21% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 230 in the year 2016
From 2000 to 2010, La Ward's population increased by 15 (7.58%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Ward's population decreased by 35 (16.43%), 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 Ward's population was lowest in year 2020 at 178.