2020 census
Franklin Parish, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition
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.| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 1980 [11] | Pop 1990 [12] | Pop 2000 [13] | Pop 2010 [14] | Pop 2020 [15] | % 1980 | % 1990 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 16,293 | 15,197 | 14,197 | 13,853 | 12,430 | 67.49% | 67.88% | 66.77% | 66.71% | 62.86% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 7,645 | 7,015 | 6,692 | 6,500 | 6,508 | 31.67% | 31.34% | 31.47% | 31.30% | 32.91% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 31 | 55 | 36 | 26 | 0.02% | 0.14% | 0.26% | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 31 | 24 | 39 | 42 | 38 | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | x [16] | x [17] | 1 | 6 | 0 | x | x | 0.00% | 0.03% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.02% | 0.09% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | x [18] | x [19] | 118 | 129 | 479 | x | x | 0.55% | 0.62% | 2.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 158 | 120 | 160 | 196 | 276 | 0.65% | 0.54% | 0.75% | 0.94% | 1.40% |
| Total | 24,141 | 22,387 | 21,263 | 20,767 | 19,774 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 census, the parish had a population of 19,774 and a median age of 40.4 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.3 males age 18 and over. [20]
As of the 2020 census, there were 7,727 households and 5,130 families residing in the parish. Of those households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 41.0% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. [20]
As of the 2020 census, there were 8,883 housing units, of which 13.0% were vacant. Among occupied units, 71.3% were owner-occupied and 28.7% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. [20]
The racial makeup of the parish was 63.2% White, 33.1% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.4% of the population. [21]
As of the 2020 census, 26.0% of residents lived in urban areas while 74.0% lived in rural areas. [22]
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