Palmetto, LA Population

Overview

207

Total Population

41.1

Median age

55.56%

Female population %

8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

56.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Palmetto is 41.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Palmetto's population under 18 was 23.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Palmetto's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.56% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Palmetto, 23.67% were under the age of 15, 8.70% aged 15 to 29, 55.07% aged 30 to 64, 10.14% aged 65 to 84, and 2.42% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 23 more females than males in Palmetto:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.56% females and 44.44% males in Palmetto, LA.
The Palmetto, LA gender ratio is 8:100 i.e. 8 men to 100 women (0.800).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 15.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 32.

Palmetto's population is not that diverse:

Racial distribution of Palmetto population: 33.82% are White and 66.18% are Black or African American.
Palmetto's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 205 (99.03% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Palmetto is Black or African American with a population of 137 (66.18% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 205 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Palmetto's population decreased by 46 (22.44%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Palmetto's population decreased by 65 (40.88%), 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, Palmetto's population was lowest in year 2020 at 94.