Editing Monroe, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 435
|1870= 1949
|1880= 2070
|1890= 3256
|1900= 5428
|1910= 10209
|1920= 12675
|1930= 26028
|1940= 28309
|1950= 38572
|1960= 52219
|1970= 56374
|1980= 57597
|1990= 54909
|2000= 53107
|2010= 48815
|2020= 47702
|estyear=2023
|estimate=46616
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 25, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 27, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 10, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Monroe racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2251410&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Race
! scope="col" | Number
! scope="col" | Percentage
|-
! scope="row" | [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14,398
| 30.18%
|-
! scope="row" | [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 30,166
| 63.24%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 84
| 0.18%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 835
| 1.75%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 10
| 0.02%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
| 1,221
| 2.56%
|-
! scope="row" | [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 988
| 2.07%
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 47,702 people, 17,327 households, and 9,811 families residing in the city. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]], there were 48,241 people and 17,327 households. In 2010, the population was 48,815, declining from the city's historic high of 57,597 at the [[1980 United States census|1980 U.S. census]].

Of the 17,327 [[household]]s in 2019, there were 7,409 owner-occupied housing units. An estimated 3,493 of owner-occupied housing units were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together; 354 were male households with no female present, and 927 were female households with no male present. There was an average family size of 3.58; 27.4% of all households were married couples living together, 29.8% were male households with no female present, and 46.4% were female households with no male present.

The [[median income]] for a household in the city was $30,438 versus $51,073 nationwide. Families had an annual median income of $38,374, married-couple families $75,089, and non-family households $21,210. Approximately 36.8% of the population lived at or below the [[Poverty in the United States|poverty line]]; 54.1% under 18 years, 32.2% aged 18 to 16, and 21.3% aged 65 and older lived at or below the poverty line in 2019.

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 62.0% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 32.7% [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|non-Hispanic or Latin American white]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 0.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 1.0% some other race, 0.9% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 2.3% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latin American]] of any race.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2251410&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> Among the Hispanic and Latin American population at the 2019 American Community Survey, the largest groups were [[Mexican Americans]] (1.2%) and [[Puerto Ricans]] (0.1%). Other Hispanic and Latin Americans made up 1.0% of the total population. [[Vietnamese Americans|Vietnamese]] and [[Chinese Americans]] were the largest Asian American groups in the city, followed by [[Indian Americans|Asian Indians]]; the Vietnamese community in Monroe and the rest of Louisiana grew following the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vietnamese in Louisiana|url=https://64parishes.org/entry/vietnamese-in-louisiana|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=64 Parishes|language=en}}</ref>

===Religion===
[[File:First Baptist Church, Monroe, LA IMG 1300.JPG|thumb|First Baptist Church, Monroe]]
As part of the [[Bible Belt]], [[Christianity]] is the largest religion in Monroe, the city's [[Monroe, Louisiana metropolitan area|metropolitan area]], and [[North Louisiana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Religion in Monroe, Louisiana|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/monroe|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Sperling's BestPlaces}}</ref> In common with much of northern and [[Central Louisiana]], [[Baptists]] makes up the largest [[Christian denomination]] by affiliation. As a predominantly-African-American city, the largest [[List of Baptist denominations|Baptist denominations]] are the [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA]]; the [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]]; and the [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]]. The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] also has churches throughout the Monroe area.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Mere|title=SBC Churches Directory|url=https://churches.sbc.net/|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Southern Baptist Convention|language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Methodism]] make up the second-largest Christian denomination by affiliation, primarily divided among the [[African Methodist Episcopal Church|African Methodist Episcopal]] and [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church|Christian Methodist Episcopal]] churches. The [[Catholic Church]] is the third-largest, and the city's Catholic population is served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport]] as of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monroe & West Monroe|url=https://www.dioshpt.org/monroe|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=The Catholic Diocese of Shreveport|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pentecostalism]] is a growing tradition among the population, divided among Classical Pentecostals, and [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostals]]. The [[Church of God in Christ]] and [[United Pentecostal Church International|United Pentecostal Church]] are the largest Pentecostal denominations in the city and metropolitan area; there are also some independent Oneness Pentecostal churches in the city.

[[Islam]] is Monroe's second-largest religion. [[Muslim]]s are predominantly [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]], though the [[Nation of Islam]] also maintains a presence in the area. Former [[mayor]] Jamie Mayo controversially awarded a [[key to the city]] to the head of the Nation of Islam [[Louis Farrakhan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nation of Islam hate group thanks MPD officials for Farrakhan escort|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/local_state_headlines/nation-of-islam-hate-group-thanks-mpd-officials-for-farrakhan-escort/article_dd1ebe34-eb4b-11e7-9d5b-6fadd274fa2e.html|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Hanna Newspapers|date=December 27, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayo: Nothing Farrakhan said was 'not true'|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/local_state_headlines/mayo-nothing-farrakhan-said-was-not-true/article_e0f57c52-0d5e-11e8-813a-4b1a087fe838.html|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Hanna Newspapers|date=February 9, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Judaism]] is Monroe's third-largest religion, with most being of the [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] denomination. Temple B'nai Israel, established in 1868, is Monroe's oldest [[synagogue]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=ISJL - Louisiana Monroe Encyclopedia|url=https://www.isjl.org/louisiana-monroe-encyclopedia.html|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Olivia|title=Celebrating 150 years of Judaism in Northeast Louisiana|url=https://www.knoe.com/content/news/Celebrating-150-years-of-Judaism-in-Northeast-Louisiana-507464781.html|access-date=August 19, 2021|website=KNOE|date=March 21, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>