Editing Greenwood, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 212
|1980= 1043
|1990= 2092
|2000= 2458
|2010= 3219
|2020= 3166
|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>
}}Since the establishment of Greenwood, its population was overshadowed by the larger and nearby Shreveport to its east, and Waskom, Texas to the west; at the [[1970 United States census]], the town of Greenwood had a population of 212. In 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulated a population of 3,166,<ref name=":1" /> down from the historic high of 3,219 at the [[2010 United States census]]. At the publication of the 2020 census, Greenwood remained the third largest community in Caddo Parish, while Blanchard overtook [[Vivian, Louisiana|Vivian]] as the second-largest.
There were 1,351 households at the 2020 [[American Community Survey]]'s 5 year estimates program, among which 755 were married-couple households.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Selected Social Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Greenwood%20town,%20Louisiana%20households&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP02 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> The average family size was 2.80, and the average household size was 2.34; in 2000, the average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00. Among its population, 92.3% have attained a [[high school diploma]] or higher, and 27.2% of residents attained a bachelor's degree or higher.

<ref name=":0" /> In 2000, the median income for a household in the town was $40,408, and the median income for a family was $52,955. Males had a median income of $38,750 versus $26,622 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,374. About 9.3% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over. In 2018, the American Community Survey determined the median income was $60,809; the mean income was $91,984, making Greenwood one of the wealthiest communities within the [[Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area|Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Greenwood%20town,%20Louisiana%20income&g=1600000US2231705&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S1901&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&layer=place|title=Annual Income Estimates for Greenwood in 2018|website=data.census.gov|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> During the American Community Survey's 2020 census estimates, its median household income was $55,034; the mean income also slightly declined to $86,979.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Greenwood%20town,%20Louisiana%20income&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&g=1600000US2231705&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1901 |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

=== Race and ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Greenwood racial and ethnic composition as of 2020<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2231705&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Race and ethnicity
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | Percentage
|-
! scope="row" | [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 1,908
| 60.27%
|-
! scope="row" | [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 859
| 27.13%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 22
| 0.69%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 24
| 0.76%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 193
| 6.1%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 160
| 5.05%
|}

For a majority of Greenwood's history, the town has been predominantly non-Hispanic white, though diversification has broadened the racial and ethnic makeup of the suburban community alongside much of the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frey |first=William H. |date=August 13, 2021 |title=New 2020 census results show increased diversity countering decade-long declines in America's white and youth populations |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-2020-census-results-show-increased-diversity-countering-decade-long-declines-in-americas-white-and-youth-populations/ |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |website=U.S. Census Bureau |publisher=}}</ref> the racial and ethnic makeup of Greenwood was 77.01% [[White Americans|White American]], 20.63% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.41% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.33% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.16% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|other Pacific Islander]], 0.45% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races and ethnicities]], and 1.02% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino Americans]] of any race were 1.79% of the population. By the 2020 census, its racial and ethnic makeup was 60.27% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 27.13% Black or African American, 0.69% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.76% Asian, 6.1% multiracial or of another race or ethnicity, and 5.05% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref name=":1" /> The growing Hispanic or Latino American population reflected nationwide demographic trends following the 2014 to 2019 census estimates and 2020 census.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Passel |first=Jeffrey S. |last2=Lopez |first2=Mark Hugo |last3=Cohn |first3=D’Vera |title=U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/ |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
According to ''[[Sperling's BestPlaces]]'' in 2020, the population of Greenwood has remained primarily [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/greenwood|title=Greenwood, Louisiana Religion|website=bestplaces.net|access-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> Dominated by [[Protestantism]] as most of [[North Louisiana|North]] and [[Central Louisiana]], [[Baptists]] were the largest Christian tradition by adherence. Baptists in Greenwood are mainly served by the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], though the [[Black church|predominantly Black or African American]] [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]] and [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.]] have congregations throughout the area. Following, [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]] dominated the religious landscape, with [[Catholic Church|Catholic Christians]] served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport]].