Editing Ferguson, Missouri (section)

===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.