Morehouse Parish, LA Population

Overview

25,852

Total Population

40.3

Median age

51.54%

Female population %

94:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

64.4

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

212

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Morehouse Parish is 40.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Morehouse Parish's population under 18 was 24.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Morehouse Parish's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.95% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Morehouse Parish, 20.22% were under the age of 15, 18.10% aged 15 to 29, 42.73% aged 30 to 64, 16.46% aged 65 to 84, and 2.49% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 798 more females than males in Morehouse Parish:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.54% females and 48.46% males in Morehouse Parish, LA.
The Morehouse Parish, LA gender ratio is 94:100 i.e. 94 men to 100 women (0.940).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,014.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,048.

Morehouse Parish's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Morehouse Parish population: 48.56% are White, 48.74% are Black or African American, 0.15% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.51% are Asian, 0.60% are some other race and 1.43% are multiracial.
Morehouse Parish's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the county.
By ethnicity, 212 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 25,64 (99.18% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Morehouse Parish is Black or African American with a population of 12,6 (48.74% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 30,951 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Morehouse Parish's population decreased by 3,078 (9.94%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Morehouse Parish's population decreased by 2,420 (8.68%), 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, Morehouse Parish's population was lowest in year 2022 at 24,446.