Editing Blanchard, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 806
|1980= 1128
|1990= 1175
|2000= 2050
|2010= 2899
|2020= 3538
|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>
}}

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|+Blanchard racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2207730&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,688
| 75.98%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 525
| 14.84%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 22
| 0.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 25
| 0.71%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 4
| 0.11%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 159
| 4.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 115
| 3.25%
|}
According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,538 people, 1,277 households, and 944 families residing in the town, overtaking [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] as the second-largest incorporated municipality in Caddo Parish.<ref name=":0" /> Prior to the 2020 census, Blanchard was the fourth-most populous community in the parish, behind [[Greenwood, Louisiana|Greenwood]] with a 2010 population of 2,899.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2207730| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174627/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2207730| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blanchard town, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 2,682 people, 787 households, and 602 families residing in the town.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the town was 95.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.93% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population. Following nationwide trends of diversification in 2020, the racial makeup of Blanchard was 75.98% non-Hispanic white, 14.84% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.49% mixed or other race, and 3.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":0" />

The median income for a household in the town was $44,750, and the median income for a family was $58,047 per the 2000 census. Males had a median income of $41,161 versus $26,161 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,391. About 2.8% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. At the publication of the 2020 [[American Community Survey]], the median household income increased to $80,972. Its mean income was $87,881,<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Blanchard%20town,%20Louisiana%20median%20income&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1901 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> making it one of the wealthiest communities in North Louisiana and Caddo Parish overall.