CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mooringsport

Louisiana · 847 residents · 1.29 sq mi

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Mooringsport is a city of 847 people in Louisiana. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,100. Renters pay $297 a month at the median. The median household earns $21,625, about 28% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

847

+2%vs 2000

vs 833 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.29 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024688

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(71)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(70)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(58)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(47)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(115)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.9%(84)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(74)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.7%(116)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,625

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,177 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,001

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,589 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.6%

+6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.4%

+10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.0% in 2000

18.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.1%(667)

Black17.8%(148)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85%(720)

Black14%(119)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(8)

Asian0.8%(7)

Other0.1%(1)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

Irish11.2%(77)

American8.9%(61)

German5.2%(36)

English4.4%(30)

French3.6%(25)

Dutch2.5%(17)

Scottish2.5%(17)

Scotch-Irish2%(14)

Italian1.3%(9)

Polish0.4%(3)

Norwegian0.3%(2)

Swedish0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.8%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.6 min

+13%vs 2000

vs 20.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.9%(81)

Married45.2%(108)

Widowed1.7%(4)

Divorced19.2%(46)

Women 15+

Never married13.1%(48)

Married33.2%(122)

Widowed41.4%(152)

Divorced12.3%(45)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−12.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.3%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.7%

+18.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

42.3%

+21.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.9%

−19.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.9%

+18.0 ptssince 2020

from 43.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

65.3%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)10.5%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)47.4%(18)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.7%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.9%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 38 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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