Editing St. Charles Parish, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 3291
|1820= 3862
|1830= 5147
|1840= 4700
|1850= 5120
|1860= 5297
|1870= 4867
|1880= 7161
|1890= 7737
|1900= 9072
|1910= 11207
|1920= 8586
|1930= 12111
|1940= 12321
|1950= 13363
|1960= 21219
|1970= 29550
|1980= 37259
|1990= 42437
|2000= 48072
|2010= 52780
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=October 27, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 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 1, 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 1, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 1, 2014}}</ref> 2010–2013<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/22089.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 18, 2013}}</ref>
|2020=52549}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''St. Charles 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 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US22089&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22089&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US22089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|33,901
|34,925
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32,708
|70.52%
|66.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|12,043
|13,925
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,024
|25.05%
|26.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.78%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|119
|160
|style='background: #ffffe6; |215
|0.25%
|0.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|265
|435
|style='background: #ffffe6; |555
|0.55%
|0.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.06%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|18
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|52
|57
|style='background: #ffffe6; |172
|0.11%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|342
|612
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,714
|0.71%
|1.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,346
|2,648
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,141
|2.80%
|5.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.88%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''48,072'''
|'''52,780'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''52,549'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 52,549 people, 19,212 households, and 14,463 families residing in the parish. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 52,773 people and 19,212 households in the parish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: St. Charles Parish, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US22089|access-date=August 2, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Of the population, 7.1% spoke another language other than English at home; the second most spoken language in the parish was [[Spanish language|Spanish]].

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of St. Charles was 69.2% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 26.6% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 1.0% [[Asian Americans|Asian alone]], 1.7% some other race, and 1.0% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. Hispanic and Latin Americans of any race made up 6.1% of the population.<ref name=":0" /> An estimated 3.3% of the population were foreign-born. In 2020, its makeup was 62.24% non-Hispanic white, 24.78% Black or African American, 0.41% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.06% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.59% two or more races or of some other race, and 7.88% Hispanic or Latin American of any race.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US22089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 28, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The median age was 37.9, and 6.2% of the parish was aged 5 and under. Of the 19,212 households in 2019, there were 20,710 housing units spread throughout the parish, and 4,349 corporations.<ref name=":0" /> Approximately 80.7% of the parish lived in owner-occupied units, and the median housing value was $207,700. The median gross rent was $978. St. Charles had a median household income of $69,019 and 15.1% lived at or below the poverty line. Among the population, males had a median income of $43,589 versus $43,022 for females, closing the [[Gender pay gap in the United States|gender pay gap]].<ref name=":0" />

In common with much of southern Louisiana, Christianity through the [[Roman Catholic church|Roman Catholic Church]] has been the largest religious group for the parish. Its Catholic population numbered 21,947 at the 2020 study by the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]]. Following, [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]], [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptists]], and [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship|Full Gospel Baptists]] were the largest Protestant groups, though non/inter-denominational Protestantism numbered 1,440.<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>