New Roads, LA Population

Overview

4,516

Total Population

42.8

Median age

48.32%

Female population %

107:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

74.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in New Roads is 42.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
New Roads's population under 18 was 21.21%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
New Roads's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in New Roads, 20.37% were under the age of 15, 16.23% aged 15 to 29, 40.97% aged 30 to 64, 19.02% aged 65 to 84, and 3.41% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 152 less females than males in New Roads:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.32% females and 51.68% males in New Roads, LA.
The New Roads, LA gender ratio is 107:100 i.e. 107 men to 100 women (1.070).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 243.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 325.

New Roads's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of New Roads population: 40.57% are White, 56.95% are Black or African American, 1.26% are Asian, 0.02% are some other race and 1.20% are multiracial.
New Roads's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,506 (99.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in New Roads is Black or African American with a population of 2,572 (56.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,990 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, New Roads's population decreased by 181 (3.63%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, New Roads's population decreased by 276 (5.74%), 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, New Roads's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,383.