Editing Mooringsport, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 992
|1930= 802
|1940= 748
|1950= 709
|1960= 864
|1970= 830
|1980= 911
|1990= 873
|2000= 833
|2010= 793
|2020= 748
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

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|+Mooringsport 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=1600000US2251830&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race and ethnicity
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 570
| 76.2%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 93
| 12.43%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 6
| 0.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 57
| 7.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 22
| 2.94%
|}
In 1920, Mooringsport had a historic high of 992 residents; since then, its population has fluctuated to a low of 709 at the [[1950 United States census|1950 U.S. census]], to 911 in 1980. By 2020, there were 748 people, 257 households, and 140 families in Mooringsport.<ref name=":1" /> At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 833 people, 334 households, and 228 families. The population density was {{convert|716.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 397 housing units at an average density of {{convert|341.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

Reminiscing its historically predominant [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]] population, the racial and ethnic makeup was 80.19% [[White Americans|White American]], 17.77% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 0.36% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]] in 2000. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino Americans]] of any race were 0.72% of the population. At the 2020 census and its nationwide reflection of continued diversification,<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 27, 2022 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref> the racial and ethnic makeup was 76.2% non-Hispanic white, 12.43% Black and African American, 0.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.62% from two or more races, and 2.94% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.

Financially, the median income for a household was $32,177 at the 2000 census. The median income for a family was $40,625. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $21,875 for females. The [[per capita income]] for Mooringsport was $14,589. About 9.8% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over. At the 2020 [[American Community Survey]], the median household income declined to $21,346 with a mean income of $33,428.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Mooringsport%20town,%20Louisiana%20median%20income&g=1600000US2251830 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Families had a median household income of $33,438 with a mean of $44,989; married-couple families a median income of $53,542; and non-family households a median income of $17,188.