Madison Parish, LA Population

Overview

10,297

Total Population

36.1

Median age

50.74%

Female population %

97.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

52.0

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

247

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Madison Parish is 36.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Madison Parish's population under 18 was 23.50%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Madison Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.42% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Madison Parish, 19.77% were under the age of 15, 21.67% aged 15 to 29, 44.14% aged 30 to 64, 13.18% aged 65 to 84, and 1.24% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 153 more females than males in Madison Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.74% females and 49.26% males in Madison Parish, LA.
The Madison Parish, LA gender ratio is 97.1:100 i.e. 97.1 men to 100 women (0.971).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 463.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 401.

Madison Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Madison Parish population: 33.99% are White, 63.52% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are some other race and 1.83% are multiracial.
Madison Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the county.
By ethnicity, 247 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 10,05 (97.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Madison Parish is Black or African American with a population of 6,541 (63.52% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 13,703 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Madison Parish's population decreased by 1,596 (11.65%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Madison Parish's population decreased by 2,184 (18.04%), 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, Madison Parish's population was lowest in year 2022 at 9,478.