Plain Dealing, LA Population

Overview

850

Total Population

53.6

Median age

46.71%

Female population %

114.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

53.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

21

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plain Dealing is 53.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plain Dealing's population under 18 was 9.29%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plain Dealing's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 27.18% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plain Dealing, 7.76% were under the age of 15, 18.59% aged 15 to 29, 46.47% aged 30 to 64, 22.12% aged 65 to 84, and 5.06% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 less females than males in Plain Dealing:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 46.71% females and 53.29% males in Plain Dealing, LA.
The Plain Dealing, LA gender ratio is 114.1:100 i.e. 114.1 men to 100 women (1.141).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 77.
For the female population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 63.

Plain Dealing's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plain Dealing population: 62% are White, 36.47% are Black or African American and 1.53% are American Indian and Alaska Native.
Plain Dealing's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 21 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 829 (97.53% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plain Dealing is White with a population of 527 (62% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,084 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Plain Dealing's population decreased by 64 (5.90%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plain Dealing's population decreased by 130 (12.75%), 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, Plain Dealing's population was lowest in year 2022 at 875.