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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 2122
|1970= 3255
|1980= 4006
|1990= 2803
|2000= 11512
|2010= 12119
|2020= 13716
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1950<ref name=1950CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 7 - Population of all incorporated places and of unincorporated places of 1,000 or more: 1950 and 1940 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1950 |url=  https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-21.pdf }}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Louisiana - Table 8 - Population of All Incorporated Places and Unincorporated Places of 1,000 or More: 1940 to 1960  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/37722904v1p20ch2.pdf  }}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Louisiana - Characteristics of the Population - Table 6. Population of Places: 1970 and 1960  |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_la-01.pdf  }}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 14 - Summary of General Characteristics |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url= https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_laABC-02.pdf }}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 1990 Census of Population - Louisiana - Table 1. Summary of General Characteristics of Persons: 1990 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date=1990 |url= https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-20.pdf }}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-20.pdf}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusLA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Louisiana |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-20.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240402175429/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-20.pdf| archive-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
}}

Luling first appeared as an unincorporated place in the [[1960 U.S. census]];<ref name=1960CensusLA/> and as a [[census designated place]]  in the [[1980 United States census]].<ref name=1980CensusLA/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Luling racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2246615&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 9,751
| 71.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 2,111
| 15.39%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 57
| 0.42%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 153
| 1.12%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 5
| 0.04%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 560
| 4.08%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 1,079
| 7.87%
|}
At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,716 people, 4,713 households, and 3,767 families residing in the CDP. At the 2019 [[American Community Survey]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Luling CDP, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2246615|access-date=2021-08-02|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 14,049 people living in the community, spread among 4,869 housing units. The racial and ethnic makeup of Luling was 78.2% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 15.1% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 2.2% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 2.2% some other race, and 1.8% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. The median age was 35.9, and 6.8% of the population were under 5 years of age. The median household income was $89,034; males had a median income of $70,865 versus $48,382 for females. An estimated 9.5% of the population lived at or below the poverty line.

According to the [[2000 United States 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> there were 11,514 people, 3,899 households, and 3,224 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|622.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 4,101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|221.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 81.98% [[White Americans|White]], 15.50% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.03% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.63% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latin Americans of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 3,899 households, out of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,114, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $47,862 versus $26,869 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $20,439. About 7.0% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.