Editing Slidell, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 364
|1900= 1129
|1910= 2188
|1920= 2958
|1930= 2807
|1940= 2822
|1950= 3383
|1960= 6356
|1970= 16101
|1980= 26718
|1990= 24124
|2000= 25695
|2010= 27068
|2020= 28781
|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:right"
|+Slidell racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2270805&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 17,398
| 60.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 6,815
| 23.68%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 135
| 0.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 505
| 1.75%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 14
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,526
| 5.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 2,388
| 8.3%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 28,781 people, 9,818 households, and 6,430 families residing in the city. At the [[2010 United States census]], 27,068 people, 10,050 households, and 7,145 families resided in Slidell.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Slidell city, Louisiana|url=https://www.census.gov|access-date=February 17, 2012|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> In 2000, the population was 25,695.<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>

Per to the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the racial and ethnic makeup of the city as 71.8% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 16.9% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 1.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% some other race, 2.3% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 7.1% [[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?g=1600000US2270805&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2010, the racial makeup of the city was 76.0% White, 17.0% Black and African American, 0.5% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.7% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latin Americans of any race were 6.3% of the population. At the [[2000 United States census|2000 U.S. census]], the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 83.13% White, 13.56% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races; Hispanics and Latin Americans of any race were 2.67% of the population.

Of the population in 2019, the median age was 36.7 and 73.2% of the population were aged 18 and older; an estimated 15.9% of the population were aged 65 and older.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Slidell city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2270805|access-date=2021-07-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Residents of Slidell had a median household income of $54,906 and 15.1% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. Males had a median full-time annual income of $54,642 versus $37,183 for females. Of the 10,050 households in 2010, 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.4% of households were one person and 9.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13. In 2010, the age distribution was 28.0% under the age of 19, 6% from 20 to 24, 26% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14% 65 or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.