Vidalia, LA Population

Overview

3,955

Total Population

39.9

Median age

50.72%

Female population %

97.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

75.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Vidalia is 39.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Vidalia's population under 18 was 25.51%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Vidalia's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.67% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Vidalia, 19.39% were under the age of 15, 20.58% aged 15 to 29, 36.36% aged 30 to 64, 19.95% aged 65 to 84, and 3.72% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 57 more females than males in Vidalia:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.72% females and 49.28% males in Vidalia, LA.
The Vidalia, LA gender ratio is 97.2:100 i.e. 97.2 men to 100 women (0.972).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 249.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 205.

Vidalia's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Vidalia population: 69.08% are White, 30.42% are Black or African American and 0.51% are some other race.
Vidalia's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,935 (99.49% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Vidalia is White with a population of 2,732 (69.08% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,547 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Vidalia's population decreased by 264 (5.81%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Vidalia's population decreased by 296 (6.91%), 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, Vidalia's population was lowest in year 2019 at 3,790.