Editing Webster Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 10005
| 1890 = 12466
| 1900 = 15125
| 1910 = 19186
| 1920 = 24707
| 1930 = 29458
| 1940 = 33676
| 1950 = 35704
| 1960 = 39701
| 1970 = 39939
| 1980 = 43631
| 1990 = 41989
| 2000 = 41831
| 2010 = 41207
| 2020 = 36967
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/la190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22119.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Webster Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?g=050XX00US22119&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |access-date=February 26, 2025 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22119&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|26,067
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22,554
|63.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.01%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|13,756
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12,142
|33.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.85%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|138
|style='background: #ffffe6; |136
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|116
|style='background: #ffffe6; |138
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|8
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|432
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,221
|1.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.30%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|670
|style='background: #ffffe6; |688
|1.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''41,207'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''36,967'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 36,967 people, 16,551 households, and 10,295 families residing in the parish.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010 there were 52,903 people, 20,500 households, and 12,589 families residing in the parish. The [[population density]] was {{convert|92|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 18,991 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the parish was 65.51% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 32.83% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.22% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 16,501 households, of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 25.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the parish was $28,408, and the median income for a family was $35,119. Males had a median income of $30,343 versus $20,907 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $15,203. About 15.30% of families and 20.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.