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==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1820 = 2354 | 1830 = 4489 | 1840 = 5060 | 1850 = 7390 | 1860 = 8494 | 1870 = 10552 | 1880 = 11575 | 1890 = 12541 | 1900 = 13039 | 1910 = 12524 | 1920 = 10194 | 1930 = 9608 | 1940 = 12318 | 1950 = 14239 | 1960 = 22545 | 1970 = 25225 | 1980 = 26049 | 1990 = 25575 | 2000 = 26757 | 2010 = 23042 | estyear = | estimate = | estref = | align-fn = center | 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=August 20, 2014}}</ref><br />1790β1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> 1900β1990<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=August 20, 2014}}</ref><br />1990β2000<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=August 20, 2014}}</ref> 2010β2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22075.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606153056/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22075.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> | 2020 = 23515 }} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana β 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2000: DEC Summary File 1 β Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=050XX00US22075|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22075&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race β 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) β Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22075&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> !% 2000 !% 2010 !{{partial|% 2020}} |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |18,412 |15,617 |style='background: #ffffe6; |13,764 |68.81% |67.78% |style='background: #ffffe6; |58.53% |- |[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |6,227 |4,675 |style='background: #ffffe6; |4,863 |23.27% |20.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |20.68% |- |[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |549 |340 |style='background: #ffffe6; |255 |2.05% |1.48% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.08% |- |[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |696 |726 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,042 |2.60% |3.15% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.43% |- |[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |3 |19 |style='background: #ffffe6; |40 |0.01% |0.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17% |- |[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |91 |96 |style='background: #ffffe6; |191 |0.34% |0.42% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.81% |- |[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |346 |502 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,124 |1.29% |2.18% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.78% |- |[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |433 |1,068 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,236 |1.62% |4.63% |style='background: #ffffe6; |9.51% |- |'''Total''' |'''26,757''' |'''23,042''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''23,515''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |} At the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]],<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> there were 26,757 people, 9,021 households, and 7,000 families residing in the parish; in 2010, its population declined to 23,042. The 2019 [[American Community Survey]] estimated 23,338 people resided in the parish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22075|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> At the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], the population was 23,515.<ref name=":1" /> At the 2019 census estimates, the racial and ethnic makeup of the parish was 67.9% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 20.3% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 1.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 3.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.8% some other race, and 5.0% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]; an estimated 7.3% of the population were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] of any race.<ref name=":0" /> In 2000, the racial makeup of the parish was 69.77% White, 23.39% Black or African American, 2.07% Native American, 2.62% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.42% from two or more races; 1.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race. Of the population in 2000, 2.22% reported speaking [[French language|French]] or [[Creole language|Creole]] French at home; in 2019, 10.4% of the population spoke another language other than [[English language|English]] at home. Reflecting nationwide demographic trends of [[White demographic decline|non-Hispanic white decline]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 12, 2021|title=Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking|url=https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-house-elections-4ee80e72846c151aa41a808b06d975ea|access-date=January 5, 2022|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref> the 2020 census determined 58.53% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 20.68% Black or African American, 1.08% Native American, 4.40% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 5.59% two or more races, and 9.51% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22075&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Tavernise|first1=Sabrina|last2=Gebeloff|first2=Robert|date=August 12, 2021|title=Census Shows Sharply Growing Numbers of Hispanic, Asian and Multiracial Americans|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/us-census-population-growth-diversity.html|access-date=January 5, 2022|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 2000, were 9,021 households, out of which 39.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.40% were non-families. 18.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.30. At the 2019 census estimates, there were 8,919 households living in 10,174 housing units.<ref name=":0" /> The median income for a household in the parish was $38,173, and the median income for a family was $42,610 in 2000. Males had a median income of $37,245 versus $21,691 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the parish was $15,937. About 15.40% of families and 18.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.70% of those under age 18 and 18.40% of those age 65 or over. In 2019, the median household income increased to $57,204. Males had a median income of $49,251 versus $36,404 for females; 18.2% of the parish population lived at or below the poverty line. Religiously, [[Christianity]] has been the area's predominant religion. According to the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020, the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] was the parish's largest single Christian denomination with 14,845 members spread throughout 5 parish churches. [[Nondenominational Christianity|Non-denominational]] and [[Interdenominationalism|interdenominational]] [[Congregational church|congregationalist]], [[Bible church|Bible]], and [[United and uniting churches|United and Uniting]] churches were the second-largest Christian group in the parish with 1,190 members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}</ref> The non/inter-denominational churches reflected the increase among ecumenical and independent churches throughout Louisiana since the 2020 religion census by the Association of Religion Data Archives.
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