Denham Springs, LA Population

Overview

9,389

Total Population

36.4

Median age

53.46%

Female population %

87.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

64.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

837

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Denham Springs's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Denham Springs is 36.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Denham Springs's population under 18 was 22.08%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Denham Springs's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.43% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Denham Springs, 18.69% were under the age of 15, 17.81% aged 15 to 29, 43.07% aged 30 to 64, 18.22% aged 65 to 84, and 2.20% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 649 more females than males in Denham Springs:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.46% females and 46.54% males in Denham Springs, LA.
The Denham Springs, LA gender ratio is 87.1:100 i.e. 87.1 men to 100 women (0.871).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 547.
For the female population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 612.

Denham Springs's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Denham Springs population: 76.15% are White, 14.24% are Black or African American, 2.52% are some other race and 7.08% are multiracial.
Denham Springs's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 837 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,552 (91.09% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Denham Springs is White with a population of 7,15 (76.15% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 10,496 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Denham Springs's population increased by 733 (7.61%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Denham Springs's population decreased by 1,020 (9.84%), 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, Denham Springs's population was lowest in year 2020 at 9,348.