Overview
15,242
Total Population
33.9
Median age
49.73%
Female population %
101.1:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
15-19 years
Largest age group
56.8
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
407
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Thibodaux's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Thibodaux is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Thibodaux's population under 18 was 23.31%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Thibodaux's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.23% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Thibodaux, 20.01% were under the age of 15, 23.84% aged 15 to 29, 39.92% aged 30 to 64, 13.96% aged 65 to 84, and 2.27% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 82 less females than males in Thibodaux:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.73% females and 50.27% males in Thibodaux, LA.
- The Thibodaux, LA gender ratio is 101.1:100 i.e. 101.1 men to 100 women (1.011).
- For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 707.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 928.
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Race / Ethnicity
Thibodaux's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Thibodaux population: 62.92% are White, 31.35% are Black or African American, 0.62% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.65% are Asian, 1.30% are some other race and 3.16% are multiracial.
- Thibodaux's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 407 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,835 (97.33% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Thibodaux is White with a population of 9,591 (62.92% of the total population).
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Year by year
Thibodaux's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 15,892 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Thibodaux's population decreased by 24 (0.17%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Thibodaux's population increased by 1,388 (9.57%), 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, Thibodaux's population was lowest in year 2005 at 14,270.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)