2020 census As of the
2020 census, Raceland had a population of 2,343. The median age was 45.2 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.0 males age 18 and over. 96.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 3.5% lived in rural areas. There were 1,010 households in Raceland, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.8% were married-couple households, 16.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 2,355 people, 935 households, and 707 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.07%
White, 0.47%
African American, 0.04%
Native American, 0.04%
Asian, and 0.38% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population. There were 935 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were
married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $37,955. Males had a median income of $38,906 versus $19,189 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,537. About 10.6% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Economy==