Plaquemine, LA Population

Overview

6,187

Total Population

39.8

Median age

51.79%

Female population %

93.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

75.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

151

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Plaquemine is 39.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Plaquemine's population under 18 was 30.10%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Plaquemine's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.80% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Plaquemine, 25.31% were under the age of 15, 12.30% aged 15 to 29, 44.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 0.79% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 221 more females than males in Plaquemine:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.79% females and 48.21% males in Plaquemine, LA.
The Plaquemine, LA gender ratio is 93.1:100 i.e. 93.1 men to 100 women (0.931).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 466.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 302.

Plaquemine's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Plaquemine population: 41.64% are White, 52.90% are Black or African American, 3.12% are some other race and 2.34% are multiracial.
Plaquemine's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 151 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,036 (97.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Plaquemine is Black or African American with a population of 3,273 (52.90% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 7,111 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Plaquemine's population increased by 157 (2.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Plaquemine's population decreased by 886 (12.46%), 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, Plaquemine's population was lowest in year 2022 at 5,956.