Leonville, LA Population

Overview

1,742

Total Population

29.2

Median age

60.85%

Female population %

64.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

108.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

118

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Leonville is 29.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Leonville's population under 18 was 34.96%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Leonville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.98% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Leonville, 32.03% were under the age of 15, 22.22% aged 15 to 29, 25.77% aged 30 to 64, 18.48% aged 65 to 84, and 1.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 378 more females than males in Leonville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.85% females and 39.15% males in Leonville, LA.
The Leonville, LA gender ratio is 64.3:100 i.e. 64.3 men to 100 women (0.643).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 112.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 226.

Leonville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Leonville population: 67.45% are White, 19.29% are Black or African American, 0.29% are Asian, 1.32% are some other race and 11.65% are multiracial.
Leonville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 118 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,624 (93.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Leonville is White with a population of 1,175 (67.45% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,116 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Leonville's population increased by 98 (9.88%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Leonville's population decreased by 224 (20.55%), 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, Leonville's population was lowest in year 2020 at 866.