Oil City, LA Population

Overview

924

Total Population

42.7

Median age

58.55%

Female population %

70.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

63.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

73

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Oil City is 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Oil City's population under 18 was 24.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Oil City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.61% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Oil City, 20.13% were under the age of 15, 19.48% aged 15 to 29, 41.77% aged 30 to 64, 15.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 158 more females than males in Oil City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.55% females and 41.45% males in Oil City, LA.
The Oil City, LA gender ratio is 70.8:100 i.e. 70.8 men to 100 women (0.708).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 51.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 74.

Oil City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Oil City population: 53.03% are White, 42.32% are Black or African American, 0.32% are Asian, 0.22% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 4.11% are multiracial.
Oil City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 73 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 851 (92.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Oil City is White with a population of 49 (53.03% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,200 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Oil City's population decreased by 190 (15.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Oil City's population decreased by 116 (11.49%), 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, Oil City's population was lowest in year 2022 at 876.