Blanchard, Louisiana

Blanchard is the suburban town in, and the second-largest municipality by population of Caddo Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km2), all land.

[6] According to the 2020 United States census, there were 3,538 people, 1,277 households, and 944 families residing in the town, overtaking Vivian as the second-largest incorporated municipality in Caddo Parish.

Following nationwide trends of diversification in 2020, the racial makeup of Blanchard was 75.98% non-Hispanic white, 14.84% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 4.49% mixed or other race, and 3.25% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Its mean income was $87,881,[10] making it one of the wealthiest communities in North Louisiana and Caddo Parish overall.