Overview
          601
                  Total Population
                49.4
                  Median age
                47.92%
                  Female population %
                108.7:100
                  Gender ratio (M:F)
                45-49 years
                  Largest age group
                74.2
                  Total dependency ratio
                White
                  Largest racial group
                8
                  Hispanic population
                Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
La Prairie's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in La Prairie is 49.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
 - La Prairie's population under 18 was 22.80%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
 - La Prairie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 24.96% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
 - Of the total population in La Prairie, 17.64% were under the age of 15, 12.31% aged 15 to 29, 45.09% aged 30 to 64, 22.30% aged 65 to 84, and 2.66% were 85 years of age and older.
 
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Gender
There are 25 less females than males in La Prairie:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.92% females and 52.08% males in La Prairie, MN.
 - The La Prairie, MN gender ratio is 108.7:100 i.e. 108.7 men to 100 women (1.087).
 - For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 32.
 - For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 38.
 
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Race / Ethnicity
La Prairie's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of La Prairie population: 94.18% are White, 0.50% are Black or African American, 0.83% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.49% are multiracial.
 - La Prairie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
 - By ethnicity, 8 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 593 (98.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
 - The largest racial group in La Prairie is White with a population of 566 (94.18% of the total population).
 
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Year by year
La Prairie's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 691 in the year 2000
 - From 2000 to 2010, La Prairie's population decreased by 27 (3.91%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
 - From 2010 to 2020, La Prairie's population decreased by 7 (1.05%), 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, La Prairie's population was lowest in year 2016 at 653.
 
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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)