Shreveport, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Shreveport, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
Total population	200,145	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana Population

	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
Male	93,333	46.63%	49.06%
Female	106,812	53.37%	50.94%
Median age (years)	34.3		35.3

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	146,277	73.09%	74.31%
21 years and over	136,757	68.33%	69.97%
62 years and over	32,288	16.13%	14.66%
65 years and over	27,770	13.87%	12.43%

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
White	93,394	46.66%	75.14%
Black or African American	101,679	50.8%	12.32%
Asian	1,590	0.79%	3.64%
Some other race	1,578	0.79%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,904	0.95%	2.43%

Shreveport, Louisiana Housing

	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
Total households	78,662		105,480,101
Family households (families)	50,442	64.12%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	28,220	35.88%	31.94%

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	86,921		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,140	9.36%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	78,662	90.5%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	46,448	53.44%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	32,214	37.06%	30.77%

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	12,889	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	18,331	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,813	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,398	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,524	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	705	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	262	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	19	0.57%
Median (dollars)	73,200	119,600

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	17,658	22.45%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	21,867	27.8%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	11,499	14.62%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	9,507	12.09%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	9,509	12.09%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	8,722	11.09%	9.65%

Shreveport, Louisiana Education

	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	55,671		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	4,075	7.32%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,870	5.16%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	25,159	45.19%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	12,500	22.45%	21.38%
College or graduate school	11,067	19.88%	22.81%

Shreveport, Louisiana Economy

	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	152,931		217,168,077
In labor force	93,039	60.84%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	91,783	60.02%	63.39%
- - Employed	82,432	53.9%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	9,351	6.11%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,256	0.82%	0.53%
Not in labor force	59,892	39.16%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	84,148	55.02%	51.66%
In labor force	46,723	30.55%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	46,486	30.4%	29.65%
- - Employed	41,505	27.14%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	15,544	10.16%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	10,067		12,787,501

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	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	78,735		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,788	16.24%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,062	8.97%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,936	16.43%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	11,182	14.2%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	12,005	15.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,502	14.61%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,422	6.89%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,488	4.43%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	968	1.23%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,382	1.76%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,526		41,994

	Shreveport, Louisiana	%, Shreveport, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	60,713	39.7%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,584		56,604
With Social Security income	20,847	13.63%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,263		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,778	3.12%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,692		6,320
With public assistance income	2,965	1.94%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,821		3,032
With retirement income	12,803	8.37%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,813		17,376

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