2020 census As of the
2020 census, Louisburg had a population of 3,064. The median age was 42.0 years. 16.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over. As of the
2020 census, 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. As of the
2020 census, there were 1,029 households in Louisburg, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 32.1% were married-couple households, 19.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 44.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. As of the
2020 census, there were 1,283 housing units, of which 19.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 13.6%.
2010 census As of the
census of 2010, there were 3,359 people, 1,197 households, and 654 families residing in the town. The population density was . The racial makeup of the town was 47.3%
White, 46.9%
African American, 0.3%
Native American, 0.9%
Asian, 0.0%
Pacific Islander, 2.9% from
other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 5.5% of the population. There were 1,197 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.6% were
married couples living together, 20.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 20, 10.7% from 20 to 24, 15.8% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $27,325, and the median income for a family was $72,583. Males had a median income of $49,375 versus $35,104 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $18,529. About 15.7% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 19.8% of those age 65 or over.
Housing There were 1,345 housing units at an average density of . 11.0% of housing units were vacant. There were 1,197 occupied housing units in the town. 511 were owner-occupied units (42.7%), while 686 were renter-occupied (57.3%). The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.7% of total units. The rental unit vacancy rate was 5.5%. ==Arts and culture==