Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
386,819
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.6
1.05% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.2%
0.793% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,925
2.36% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$191,600
2.3% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
159,864
0.334% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.4% of the residents in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are Louisiana State University-Shreveport (3,598 degrees awarded in 2023), Bossier Parish Community College (1,527 degrees), and Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport (497 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was $191,600, and the homeownership rate was 62.9%.

Most people in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was 2 cars per household.

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA borders Magnolia, AR, Marshall, TX, Natchitoches, LA, and Texarkana, TX-AR.

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Population & Diversity

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is home to a population of 387k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.96% of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA residents were born outside of the country (11.5k people).

In 2024, there were 1.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (193k people) in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 152k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.9k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.4%
2024 Citizenship
98.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.4% of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was 98.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    193k ± 1.27k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    152k ± 941
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    10.9k ± 1.02k
5.28%
Hispanic Population
20.4k people

In 2024, there were 1.27 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (193k people) in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 152k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 10.9k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.28% of the people in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are hispanic (20.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.96%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11.5k people
2.75%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
10.7k people

As of 2024, 2.96% of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA residents (11.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was 2.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    7,753 ± 709
  2. Vietnam
    6,156 ± 615
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    5,289 ± 648

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA employs 160k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (28,840 people), Retail Trade (19,289 people), and Educational Services (14,777 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($90,076), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,995), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,119).

Employment

Occupations

160k
2024 Value
± 3,656
0.334%
1 Year growth
± 3.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA grew at a rate of 0.334%, from 159k employees to 160k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17,644 people), Management Occupations (15,439 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (15,184 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

160k
2024 Value
± 3,656
0.334%
1 Year growth
± 3.24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA grew at a rate of 0.334%, from 159k employees to 160k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (28,840 people), Retail Trade (19,289 people), and Educational Services (14,777 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, though some of these residents may live in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,877
Median earning men ± $1,593
$34,280
Median earning women ± $1,307

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,714), Public Administration ($65,096), and Manufacturing ($61,049).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,393), Public Administration ($46,059), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($45,733).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 631
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  2. 537
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 501
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $2.03M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $726k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $657k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA awarded 6,772 degrees. The student population of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7,668 male students and 13,657 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are White (3,387 and 51.4%), Black or African American (2,238 and 33.9%), Unknown (310 and 4.7%), and Two or More Races (228 and 3.46%).

The largest universities in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA by number of degrees awarded are Louisiana State University-Shreveport (3,598 and 53.1%), Bossier Parish Community College (1,527 and 22.5%), and Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport (497 and 7.34%).

The most popular majors in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are General Business Administration & Management (2,340 and 34.6%), General Studies (595 and 8.79%), and Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (497 and 7.34%).

The median tuition costs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA are $31,780 for private four year colleges, and $7,324 and $12,760 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 63.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 31%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 21,325 (36% men and 64% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 21,325 students enrolled in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 36% men and 64% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 9,730 records, of which 60% were women and 40% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    2,164 degrees awarded
  2. Health Care Administration & Management
    422 degrees awarded
  3. General Educational Leadership & Administration
    237 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was General Business Administration & Management with 2,164 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Louisiana State University-Shreveport
    3,598 degrees awarded
  2. Bossier Parish Community College
    1,527 degrees awarded
  3. Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
    497 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Louisiana State University-Shreveport with 3,598 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,667 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, which is 0.65 times less than the 4,105 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,387 degrees mean that there were 1.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2,238 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($31,780) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,594) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,450) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA was $191,600 in 2024, which is 0.576 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $187,300 to $191,600, a 2.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 62.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA have an average commute time of 21.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$191,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$4,275
$98,847
Median Property Taxes
±$2,748

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

62.9%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.9% of the housing units in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$55,925
Median Household Income
± $1,490
157k
Number of Households
± 3,625

In 2024, the median household income of the 157k households in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA grew to $55,925 from the previous year's value of $54,635.

The following chart displays the households in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.4%)
  2. Carpooled (8.14%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.78%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.14%) and those who worked at home (6.78%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA have a shorter commute time (21.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (76.3k out of 379k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92% of the population of Shreveport-Bossier City, LA has health coverage, with 35% on employee plans, 28.4% on Medicaid, 11.4% on Medicare, 13.9% on non-group plans, and 3.36% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,441 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,441 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients).

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.8% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.96%
Uninsured
35%
Employer Coverage
28.4%
Medicaid
11.4%
Medicare
13.9%
Non-Group
3.36%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA declined by 4.03% from 8.29% to 7.96%.

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