Wisner, LA Population

Overview

892

Total Population

45.9

Median age

54.93%

Female population %

82:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

68.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Age

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

The median age in Wisner is 45.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Wisner's population under 18 was 25.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Wisner's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.85% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Wisner, 19.96% were under the age of 15, 14.35% aged 15 to 29, 44.84% aged 30 to 64, 18.16% aged 65 to 84, and 2.69% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 88 more females than males in Wisner:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.93% females and 45.07% males in Wisner, LA.
The Wisner, LA gender ratio is 82:100 i.e. 82 men to 100 women (0.820).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 69.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 63.

Wisner's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Wisner population: 51.57% are White, 46.86% are Black or African American, 0.34% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.23% are multiracial.
Wisner's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 891 (99.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Wisner is White with a population of 46 (51.57% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 1,128 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Wisner's population decreased by 164 (14.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Wisner's population decreased by 198 (20.54%), 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, Wisner's population was lowest in year 2022 at 748.