Editing Ferguson, Missouri (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 185
|1890= 750
|1900= 1015
|1910= 1658
|1920= 1874
|1930= 3798
|1940= 5724
|1950= 11573
|1960= 22149
|1970= 28759
|1980= 24740
|1990= 22286
|2000= 22406
|2010= 21203
|2020= 18527
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades |publisher=[[US Census Bureau]] |access-date= |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

The population of Ferguson grew rapidly during the late nineteenth century. In 1880 the population of the then Ferguson Station was 185 people. By 1890 the population was recorded as being 750 and only four years later it had increased to 1200.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n_eEVfDG44kC&q=%22Ferguson+Station%22+Missouri&pg=PA281 |title=American Educational History Journal |isbn=9781593117689 |last1=Null |first1=J. |date=June 2007 |publisher=Information Age Publishing, Incorporated |access-date=November 27, 2020 |archive-date=August 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809035705/https://books.google.com/books?id=n_eEVfDG44kC&q=%22Ferguson+Station%22+Missouri&pg=PA281 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The population of Ferguson continued to grow rapidly during the first six decades of the twentieth century, from 1,015 people in 1900 to 22,149 people in 1960, an average growth rate of 5% per year.

The ethnic composition of Ferguson has shifted, however. In 1970, 99% of the population of Ferguson was white and 1% [[African Americans|Black]]. In 1980, the proportion of white residents went down to 85%, whereas the proportion of Black residents rose to 14%. In 1990, residents of Ferguson who were identified in the U.S. Census as white comprised 73.8% of the total, while those identified as Black made up 25.1%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bureau of Census, 1990 Census of Population: General Population Characteristics, Missouri |url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-27.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030318231514/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-27.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2003 |page=56 |publisher=Census.gov |access-date=December 1, 2014 }}</ref> The remainder, 1.1%, identified with other racial categories. In the 2000 U.S. Census, the city shifted to majority African American at 52.4% of the population<ref name=ASA72815>{{cite web |author1=Daniel Fowler |title=With Racial Segregation Declining Between Neighborhoods, Segregation Now Taking New Form |url=http://www.asanet.org/documents/press/pdfs/ASR_August_2015_Lichter_News_Release.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806215839/http://www.asanet.org/documents/press/pdfs/ASR_August_2015_Lichter_News_Release.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |url-status=live |website=asanet.org |publisher=American Sociological Association |access-date=August 4, 2015 |format=News release |date=July 28, 2015 |quote=The racial composition of Ferguson went from about 25 percent black to 67 percent black in a 20 year period. }}</ref> (52.30% non-Hispanic African American).<ref name=2000CensusP004/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Ferguson city, Missouri – 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 – Ferguson city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=1600000US2923986 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 26, 2024 |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222135128/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=1600000US2923986 |url-status=live }}</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) – Ferguson city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2923986&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702194749/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2923986&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |url-status=live }}</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) – Ferguson city, Missouri |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2923986&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-date=April 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429162904/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2923986&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,903
|6,093
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,926
|44.20%
|28.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.19%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,718
|14,252
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,302
|52.30%
|67.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|23
|78
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.10%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|150
|102
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96
|0.67%
|0.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|29
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |114
|0.13%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|351
|389
|style='background: #ffffe6; |685
|1.57%
|1.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|228
|260
|style='background: #ffffe6; |367
|1.02%
|1.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''22,406'''
|'''21,203'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''18,527'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2020 United States census]]<ref name="Explore Census Data">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/ |access-date=December 17, 2023 |website=data.census.gov |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711010429/http://data.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> counted 18,527 people, 8,844 households, and 5,272 families in Ferguson. The population density was 3,002.8 per square mile (1,159.4/km{{sup|2}}). There were 10,079 housing units at an average density of 1,633.5 per square mile (630.7/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup was 21.4% (3,965) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]], 72.15% (13,367) [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African-American]], 0.24% (45) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% (99) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% (9) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.31% (243) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.31% (799) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 1.5% (316) of the population.

Of the 8,844 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18; 23.9% were married couples living together; 50.2% had a female householder with no husband present. Of all households, 36.4% consisted of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.3 and the average family size was 3.0.

29.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 76.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 68.6 males.

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]]<ref name="Explore Census Data"/> estimates show that the median household income was $37,376 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,435) and the median family income was $44,123 (+/- $8,219). Males had a median income of $29,652 (+/- $2,440) versus $27,351 (+/- $3,102) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $28,414 (+/- $2,545). Approximately, 21.4% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.2% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those ages 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 U.S. Census]],<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 8, 2012 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live }}</ref> there were 21,203 people, 8,192 households, and 5,500 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3425.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,105 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1470.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 67.4% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]], 29.3% [[White people|white]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.4% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 8,192 households, of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 31.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% 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 3.12.

The median age in the city was 33.1 years. 28.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.2% were from 25 to 44; 25.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.8% male and 55.2% female.