Mooringsport, LA Population

Overview

652

Total Population

49.6

Median age

61.81%

Female population %

61.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

92.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

4

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Mooringsport is 49.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Mooringsport's population under 18 was 22.70%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Mooringsport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 30.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Mooringsport, 17.48% were under the age of 15, 11.35% aged 15 to 29, 40.49% aged 30 to 64, 9.82% aged 65 to 84, and 20.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 154 more females than males in Mooringsport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 61.81% females and 38.19% males in Mooringsport, LA.
The Mooringsport, LA gender ratio is 61.8:100 i.e. 61.8 men to 100 women (0.618).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 35.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 132.

Mooringsport's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Mooringsport population: 63.96% are White, 27.91% are Black or African American, 1.23% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 6.90% are multiracial.
Mooringsport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 4 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 648 (99.39% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Mooringsport is White with a population of 417 (63.96% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 832 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Mooringsport's population decreased by 33 (3.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Mooringsport's population decreased by 58 (7.26%), 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, Mooringsport's population was lowest in year 2022 at 715.