Editing Harahan, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1930= 892
|1940= 1082
|1950= 3394
|1960= 9275
|1970= 13037
|1980= 11384
|1990= 9927
|2000= 9885
|2010= 9277
|2020= 9116
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Harahan city, 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 – Harahan city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2232930|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 – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Harahan city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2232930&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 – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Harahan city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2232930&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)
|9,415
|8,468
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,421
|95.25%
|91.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |81.41%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|61
|197
|style='background: #ffffe6; |382
|0.62%
|2.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.19%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|43
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.44%
|0.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|34
|93
|style='background: #ffffe6; |110
|0.34%
|1.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.21%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|3
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|6
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16
|0.06%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|80
|56
|style='background: #ffffe6; |352
|0.81%
|0.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.86%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|243
|405
|style='background: #ffffe6; |817
|2.46%
|4.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''9,885'''
|'''9,277'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''9,116'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2010 United States census|2010 U.S. census]] tabulated a population of 9,277. 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=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 9,885 people, 3,994 households, and 2,799 families residing in the city. In 2000, the population density was {{convert|5,023.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. In 2019, there were 4,082 housing units. By the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,116 people, 3,733 households, and 2,262 families residing in the city.

In 2000, there were 3,994 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. In 2019, the [[American Community Survey]] estimated 3.4% of the population were under 5 years of age; 82.2% were aged 18 and older; and 20.6% were aged 65 and older. The median age was 44.2 and 90.9% of the population spoke only [[English language|English]] at home.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Harahan city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2232930|access-date=2021-07-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], the median income for a household was $66,741, up from $44,702 in 2000. The median earnings for full-time, year-round males was $46,996 versus $43,022 for females. The city had a poverty rate of 10.3%.<ref name=":1" />

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of Harahan was 83.9% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 4.8% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 1.1% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Multiracial Americans|multiracial]], and 10% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino American]] of any race.<ref name=":1" /> A year later, the U.S. Census Bureau determined 81.41% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 4.19% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.21% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 4.04% multiracial or some other race, and 8.96% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref name=2000CensusP004/> In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 97.06% White, 0.62% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races; 2.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino American of any race. Against nationwide demographic trends since 2020,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-12|title=America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/america-is-becoming-more-urban-more-diverse-and-less-white-2020-census-reveals|access-date=2022-02-13|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us}}</ref> Harahan has remained predominantly non-Hispanic white as non-White Americans migrate to other suburban communities surrounding New Orleans.