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Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area


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2024 population: 383,269   ( 10,134 from 2020)
Land area: 2595.4 square miles
Population density: 147.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:191,959 50.08% 5.3%
Black:153,81640.13% 2.1%
Indian:1,8700.49% 2.9%
Asian:6,4371.68% 10.1%
2+ races:7,3401.92% 8.5%
Hispanic:21,8475.70% 13.1%
Total non-White:191,31049.92% 0.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:20,065 12.8
Deaths:20,99513.3
Net Migration: -12,151-7.7
Net Immigration: 2,8861.8
Change in White population:-10,661 -2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:527 0.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
393,403
202,62051.50%
157,03739.92%
1,8180.46%
5,8471.49%
6,7671.72%
19,3144.91%
190,78348.50%

2010
439,811
244,11955.51%
168,10038.22%
1,8270.42%
4,9681.13%
5,9071.34%
14,4863.29%
195,69244.49%

2000
417,796
244,55058.53%
156,68437.50%
1,5800.38%
3,2120.77%
3,8980.93%
7,5871.82%
173,24641.47%

1990
401,676
252,60162.89%
140,94535.09%
1,1430.28%
1,9890.50%
n/a
4,9981.24%
149,07537.11%

1980
402,437
260,16564.65%
133,96033.29%
5970.15%
1,5890.39%
n/a
5,8511.45%
142,27235.35%

1970
357,406
232,91265.17%
119,83033.53%
2360.07%
3150.09%
n/a
3,8021.06%
124,494 34.83%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
52,173 11.9
37,4298.5
-21,231-4.8
2,4610.6
-41,499 -9.4
-4,909 -1.1
2000's
NumberRate
58,047 13.9
39,6749.5
-2,925-0.7
1,2300.3
-431 -0.1
22,446 5.4
1990's
NumberRate
61,290 15.3
41,02210.2
-19,994-5.0
1,4380.4
-8,051 -2.0
24,171 6.0
1980's
NumberRate
76,010 18.9
38,447 9.6
-35,430 -8.8
n/a
-7,564 -1.9
6,803 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,169 1.2
n/a
27,253 7.6
17,778 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
37.9
93,905 24.5%
289,364 75.5%
66,276 17.3%
153,361
2.51
95,023 62.0%
60,980 64.2%
13,325 14.0%
58,338 38.0%

2010
NumberPercent
36.5
109,048 24.8%
330,763 75.2%
59,411 13.5%
174,453
2.47
115,134 66.0%
73,137 63.5%
17,770 15.4%
59,319 34.0%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
113,005 27.0%
304,791 73.0%
55,281 13.2%
160,923
2.54
111,023 69.0%
75,775 68.3%
16,775 15.1%
49,900 31.0%

1990
NumberPercent
32.3
115,570 28.8%
286,106 71.2%
51,261 12.8%
148,830
2.65
107,633 72.3%
78,667 73.1%
14,373 13.4%
41,197 27.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.2
123,490 30.7%
278,947 69.3%
44,978 11.2%
142,075
2.79
106,469 74.9%
84,653 79.5%
11,105 10.4%
35,606 25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units180,570 
Median Value$177,434 
Occupied153,36184.9%
Vacant27,20915.1%
Owned96,67963.0%
Rented56,68237.0%
Median Rent$962 
Single-Family Units125,71269.6%
    Detached121,58267.3%
    Attached4,1302.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units22,75412.6%
Mobile Homes20,11411.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,7847.0%
$10,000 to $14,99910,2856.7%
$15,000 to $19,9998,7365.7%
$20,000 to $24,9999,5866.3%
$25,000 to $29,9997,2064.7%
$30,000 to $34,9997,4334.8%
$35,000 to $39,9996,8264.5%
$40,000 to $44,9996,3024.1%
$45,000 to $49,9996,3774.2%
$50,000 to $59,99910,9077.1%
$60,000 to $74,99913,4708.8%
$75,000 to $99,99917,03011.1%
$100,000 to $124,99911,6837.6%
$125,000 to $149,9998,4425.5%
$150,000 to $199,9999,2866.1%
$200,000 or more9,0085.9%
Median Household Income53,122 
Per Capita Income32,139 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI13,9029.1%
Public Assistance3,7692.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps26,81017.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed143,00361.6%
Unemployed11,7525.1%
In Armed Forces4,9602.1%
Total Labor Force159,71568.8%
Not in Labor Force72,50031.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector55,94849,10953.3%
Non-Profit4,6199,49132.7%
Self-Employed9,3145,71962.0%
Local Government5,0377,25041.0%
State Government3,4245,16839.9%
Federal Government2,6692,76649.1%
Total Private + Self65,26254,82854.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.15,74924,67539.0%
Total81,01179,50350.5%
Pct. Govt.16.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts20,51312.7%
Sales and Office Occupations34,18721.2%
Professional, Technical38,53023.9%
Service Occupations32,97120.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2990.2%
All others34,70221.6%
White Collar 57.9%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance27,23516.9%
Retail trade19,45312.1%
Educational services14,2278.8%
Accommodation and food services12,2657.6%
Other services10,1956.3%
Manufacturing10,0356.2%
Construction9,9956.2%
Public administration9,4005.8%
Transportation and warehousing7,9264.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7,9084.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6,9774.3%
Finance and insurance5,3823.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4,1162.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4,0832.5%
Wholesale trade4,0342.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing2,9351.8%
Utilities1,9981.2%
Information1,7391.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9890.6%
Management110.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican10,1352.59%
Puerto Rican9380.24%
Cuban1670.04%
Dominican3760.10%
Total Central American2,9220.75%
Costa Rican1160.03%
Guatemalan4860.12%
Honduran1,7930.46%
Nicaraguan1770.05%
Panamanian1500.04%
Salvadoran2000.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3590.09%
Argentinean550.01%
Bolivian90.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1450.04%
Ecuadorian200.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian760.02%
Uruguayan440.01%
Venezuelan100.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,0960.53%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1,4870.38%
Vietnamese1,0250.26%
Indian7350.19%
Chinese6490.17%
Korean4990.13%
Japanese2260.06%
Cambodian1480.04%
Thai940.02%
Bangladeshi620.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English350,60095.5%
Spanish9,4232.6%
Other Indo-European1,3310.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,1310.3%
Tagalog9820.3%
Vietnamese8810.2%
Other5490.1%
Other Asian4130.1%
Chinese4020.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American33,0948.4%
English28,9357.4%
Irish22,8885.8%
German19,9185.1%
French9,4892.4%
Italian6,2171.6%
Scottish6,0191.5%
European3,9721.0%
African3,6760.9%
Scotch-Irish3,0880.8%
Dutch2,2120.6%
French Canadian1,7490.4%
Polish1,5040.4%
Welsh1,5040.4%
Norwegian1,4340.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen386,15898.5%
Not a citizen5,7991.5%
Native381,30597.3%
Foreign-born10,6522.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,963 3.4%23,121 8.7%84,987 32.0%82,527 31.1%40,118 15.1%25,707 9.7%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,963 3.4%
9-12 Years 23,121 8.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 84,987 32.0%
Some College 82,527 31.1%
Bach. Degree 40,118 15.1%
Grad Degree 25,707 9.7%
Average years of education: 13.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 327,192 306,246 20,946 6.4%
1991 327,476 304,264 23,212 7.1%
1992 331,380 309,862 21,518 6.5%
1993 327,322 307,240 20,082 6.1%
1994 334,848 312,594 22,254 6.6%
1995 339,662 318,312 21,350 6.3%
1996 344,028 321,958 22,070 6.4%
1997 346,484 324,288 22,196 6.4%
1998 345,780 325,666 20,114 5.8%
1999 343,826 328,776 15,050 4.4%
2000 344,308 327,164 17,144 5.0%
2001 344,114 324,408 19,706 5.7%
2002 338,810 316,372 22,438 6.6%
2003 339,656 316,300 23,356 6.9%
2004 345,510 325,180 20,330 5.9%
2005 362,198 340,920 21,278 5.9%
2006 365,106 350,442 14,664 4.0%
2007 365,276 347,966 17,310 4.7%
2008 371,728 352,594 19,134 5.1%
2009 369,164 342,454 26,710 7.2%
2010 369,374 343,054 26,320 7.1%
2011 368,892 343,202 25,690 7.0%
2012 365,732 340,684 25,048 6.8%
2013 357,594 332,362 25,232 7.1%
2014 359,138 334,734 24,404 6.8%
2015 357,612 333,790 23,822 6.7%
2016 351,440 329,502 21,938 6.2%
2017 347,084 328,462 18,622 5.4%
2018 347,770 330,252 17,518 5.0%
2019 346,834 329,974 16,860 4.9%
2020 339,976 312,748 27,228 8.0%
2021 339,870 321,446 18,424 5.4%
2022 342,648 329,968 12,680 3.7%
2023 340,540 327,666 12,874 3.8%
2024 335,784 320,904 14,880 4.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com