Port Allen, LA Population

Overview

4,989

Total Population

42.6

Median age

56.68%

Female population %

76.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

69.8

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

107

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Port Allen is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Port Allen's population under 18 was 21.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Port Allen's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Port Allen, 18.26% were under the age of 15, 14.55% aged 15 to 29, 44.36% aged 30 to 64, 18.06% aged 65 to 84, and 4.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 667 more females than males in Port Allen:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.68% females and 43.32% males in Port Allen, LA.
The Port Allen, LA gender ratio is 76.4:100 i.e. 76.4 men to 100 women (0.764).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 207.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 270.

Port Allen's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Port Allen population: 41.25% are White, 57.69% are Black or African American, 0.64% are some other race and 0.42% are multiracial.
Port Allen's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 107 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,882 (97.86% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Port Allen is Black or African American with a population of 2,878 (57.69% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,267 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Port Allen's population decreased by 82 (1.56%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Port Allen's population decreased by 255 (4.92%), 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, Port Allen's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,742.