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Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area

383,295 Population
2,595.5 square miles 147.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,445 ±$1,678 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$54,904 ±$3,567 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

19.8% ±2.3% (73,879  ±8,485) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.6 minutes ±0.9 (3,535,590  ±183,669) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

164,006 ±2,280 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (374,888  ±103) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.1% ±1.2% (3,639  ±1,099) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

182,945 ±57 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$181,600 ±$9,964 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.9% ±1.5% (41,254  ±5,841.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.5% ±3% (234,398  ±8,006.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
26% ±1.6% (68,163  ±4,103) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±3,690% (9,758  ±1,753) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

9.8% ±0.9% (28,287  ±2,726) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
28,287 Total veterans ±2,726 24,224 Male ±2,379 4,063 Female ±1,281

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