Ferriday, Louisiana

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<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> of 2000, there were 3,723 people, 1,350 households, and 918 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,220.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,498 housing units at an average density of {{convert|893.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 74.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 24.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.35% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 1,350 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 33.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 76.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 68.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,732, and the median income for a family was $18,636. Males had a median income of $23,654 versus $16,725 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $8,767. About 40.7% of families and 47.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 70.2% of those under age 18 and 25.1% of those age 65 or over.

In 2010, Ferriday had the [[List of the poorest places in the United States|15th-lowest median household income]] of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=US Census|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210359/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_12_5YR_DP03&prodType=table|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2020|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref>