Marksville, LA Population

Overview

5,118

Total Population

40.2

Median age

51.21%

Female population %

95.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

61.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

215

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Marksville is 40.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Marksville's population under 18 was 25.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Marksville's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.64% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Marksville, 19.42% were under the age of 15, 16.57% aged 15 to 29, 45.37% aged 30 to 64, 17.60% aged 65 to 84, and 1.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 124 more females than males in Marksville:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.21% females and 48.79% males in Marksville, LA.
The Marksville, LA gender ratio is 95.3:100 i.e. 95.3 men to 100 women (0.953).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 346.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 442.

Marksville's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Marksville population: 49.14% are White, 35.38% are Black or African American, 1.47% are American Indian and Alaska Native and 14.01% are multiracial.
Marksville's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 215 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,903 (95.80% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Marksville is White with a population of 2,515 (49.14% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 5,697 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Marksville's population increased by 178 (3.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Marksville's population decreased by 639 (11.22%), 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, Marksville's population was lowest in year 2022 at 4,883.