Louisville, MS Population

Overview

6,108

Total Population

38.5

Median age

50.18%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

69.1

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

84

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Louisville is 38.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Louisville's population under 18 was 26.57%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Louisville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.53% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Louisville, 22.33% were under the age of 15, 16.55% aged 15 to 29, 42.58% aged 30 to 64, 16.11% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 22 more females than males in Louisville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.18% females and 49.82% males in Louisville, MS.
The Louisville, MS gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 378.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 333.

Louisville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Louisville population: 33.37% are White, 64.72% are Black or African American, 0.26% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.20% are Asian and 1.46% are multiracial.
Louisville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 84 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,024 (98.62% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Louisville is Black or African American with a population of 3,953 (64.72% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 6,986 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Louisville's population decreased by 370 (5.30%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Louisville's population decreased by 557 (8.42%), 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, Louisville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,964.