Editing Plaquemine, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1663
|1870= 1460
|1880= 2061
|1890= 3222
|1900= 3590
|1910= 4955
|1920= 4632
|1930= 5124
|1940= 5049
|1950= 5747
|1960= 7689
|1970= 7739
|1980= 7521
|1990= 7186
|2000= 7064
|2010= 7119
|2020= 6269
|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>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Plaquemine, Louisiana – 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 – Old Plaquemine city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US2260880|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Plaquemine city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2260880&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Plaquemine city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2260880&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,443
|3,249
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,874
|48.74%
|45.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |45.84%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,471
|3,615
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,952
|49.14%
|50.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.09%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|12
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.17%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|19
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33
|0.27%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.03%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|36
|44
|style='background: #ffffe6; |170
|0.51%
|0.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|81
|171
|style='background: #ffffe6; |209
|1.15%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.33%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''7,064'''
|'''7,119'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''6,269'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

The [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] determined 6,269 people lived in the city.<ref name=":0" /> At the [[2000 United States 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 7,064 people, 2,593 households, and 1,846 families residing in the city.

At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], the racial and ethnic makeup was 54.9% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 38.6% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 0.1% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 6.4% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latin American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Plaquemine%20city,%20Louisiana&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05|access-date=2021-08-05|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2000, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 49.26% [[White Americans|White]], 49.60% African American, 0.17% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.27% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic and Latin Americans of any race were 1.15% of the population.

In 2000, there were 2,593 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.21. In 2019, there were 2,578 households and an average of 2.54 people per household.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=QuickFacts Table|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plaqueminecitylouisiana/PST040219|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

From 2015 to 2019, the median household income was $44,457, and the per capita income was $24,871.<ref name=":1" /> Males had a median income of $61,418 versus $27,875 for females.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Plaquemine city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2260880|access-date=2021-08-05|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately 27.0% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $28,364, and the median income for a family was $32,971. Males had a median income of $34,868 versus $21,016 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,066. About 23.6% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.