Editing Kaplan, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 315
|1920= 876
|1930= 1653
|1940= 2838
|1950= 4562
|1960= 5267
|1970= 5540
|1980= 5016
|1990= 4535
|2000= 5177
|2010= 4600
|2020= 4352
|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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|+Kaplan racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2239055&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,393
| 77.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 605
| 13.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 11
| 0.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 43
| 0.99%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 178
| 4.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 122
| 2.8%
|}
According to 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 5,177 people, 2,069 households, and 1,342 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,298.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,265 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,005.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2020 [[Population Estimates Program|population estimates program]] determined 4,345 people lived in the city.<ref name=":0" /> According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,352 people, 1,638 households, and 898 families residing in the city.

In 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 85.13% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.92% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.50% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.04% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino Americans]] of any race were 1.20% of the population. In 2019, the [[American Community Survey]] estimated the racial and ethnic makeup was 84.1% White alone, 14.8% African American, 0.5% Asian alone, and 0.6% two or more races.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Kaplan city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2239055|access-date=2021-08-10|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

At the 2000 census, were 2,069 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.06. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

At the 2019 American Community Survey, the median household income was $34,943; males had a median income of $52,747 versus $33,750 for females.<ref name=":1" /> An estimated 24.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $22,535, and the median income for a family was $30,236. Males had a median income of $29,387 versus $19,198 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,340. About 25.0% of families and 33.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.3% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over.