Editing Washington Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 2517
|1830= 2286
|1840= 2649
|1850= 3408
|1860= 4708
|1870= 3330
|1880= 5190
|1890= 6700
|1900= 9628
|1910= 18886
|1920= 24164
|1930= 29904
|1940= 34443
|1950= 38371
|1960= 44015
|1970= 41987
|1980= 44207
|1990= 43185
|2000= 43926
|2010= 47168
|2020= 45463
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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/22/22117.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref> 
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|+Washington Parish racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22117&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 29,588
| 65.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,758
| 28.06%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 134
| 0.29%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 161
| 0.35%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,412
| 3.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,410
| 3.1%
|}
At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 45,463 people, 17,613 households, and 11,924 families residing in the parish. in 2000 there were 43,926 people, 16,467 households, and 11,642 families residing in the parish.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|66|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 19,106 housing units at an average density of {{convert|28|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was 67.42% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 31.53% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.54% from two or more races; 0.76% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race. By 2020, its makeup was 65.08% non-Hispanic white, 28.06% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 3.11% other or multiracial, and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

In 2000, there were 16,467 households, out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.30% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the parish the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

At the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the parish was $24,264, and the median income for a family was $29,480. Males had a median income of $27,964 versus $17,709 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $12,915.  About 19.40% of families and 24.70% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 32.20% of those under age 18 and 20.40% of those age 65 or over.  Washington Parish has the second highest level of poverty in the state after [[Orleans Parish]].