Parks, LA Population

Overview

791

Total Population

34.4

Median age

52.97%

Female population %

88.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

10-14 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Parks is 34.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Parks's population under 18 was 32.24%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Parks's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 13.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Parks, 26.17% were under the age of 15, 14.03% aged 15 to 29, 46.78% aged 30 to 64, 10.87% aged 65 to 84, and 2.15% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 47 more females than males in Parks:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.97% females and 47.03% males in Parks, LA.
The Parks, LA gender ratio is 88.8:100 i.e. 88.8 men to 100 women (0.888).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 95.
For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 61.

Parks's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Parks population: 50.95% are White, 47.41% are Black or African American and 1.64% are multiracial.
Parks's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 786 (99.37% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Parks is White with a population of 403 (50.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 708 in the year 2017
From 2000 to 2010, Parks's population increased by 63 (10.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Parks's population decreased by 33 (4.90%), 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, Parks's population was lowest in year 2000 at 611.