Ouachita

Parish in Louisiana

Parish

The population development of Ouachita.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Ouachita	Parish	142,191	147,250	153,720	160,366	157,874	→
Louisiana	State	4,219,973	4,468,976	4,533,372	4,657,874	4,597,740

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Ouachita.

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Name	Status	Parish	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Monroe	City	Ouachita	55,587	52,146	48,927	47,706	46,622	→
Richwood	Town	Ouachita	1,736	2,175	3,363	3,882	3,809	→
Sterlington	Town	Ouachita	1,137	1,251	1,608	1,985	2,557	→
West Monroe	City	Ouachita	14,038	13,335	13,082	13,093	12,476	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	75,887
Females	84,481

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	40,168
18-64 years	95,324
65+ years	24,876

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	5,644
70-79 years	10,871
60-69 years	17,955
50-59 years	19,122
40-49 years	19,097
30-39 years	20,765
20-29 years	21,767
10-19 years	23,675
0-9 years	21,472

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	40,404
Urban	119,964

»Race« (C 2020)
White	88,545
Black/African American	59,083
Indigenous	510
Asian	2,291
Pacific Islander	42
Some other	3,118
2 or more	6,779

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	5,658
Other	154,710