Simmesport, LA Population

Overview

1,247

Total Population

44.0

Median age

59.18%

Female population %

69:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

73.2

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

6

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Simmesport is 44.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Simmesport's population under 18 was 25.74%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Simmesport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.01% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Simmesport, 23.26% were under the age of 15, 14.03% aged 15 to 29, 43.70% aged 30 to 64, 17.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 229 more females than males in Simmesport:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 59.18% females and 40.82% males in Simmesport, LA.
The Simmesport, LA gender ratio is 69:100 i.e. 69 men to 100 women (0.690).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 82.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 147.

Simmesport's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Simmesport population: 46.83% are White, 52.53% are Black or African American and 0.64% are multiracial.
Simmesport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the town.
By ethnicity, 6 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,241 (99.52% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Simmesport is Black or African American with a population of 655 (52.53% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 2,275 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Simmesport's population decreased by 114 (5.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Simmesport's population decreased by 697 (32.25%), 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, Simmesport's population was lowest in year 2022 at 1,428.