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Bossier Parish, LA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
Designated Market Area: Shreveport, LA-AR-OK-TX
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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Tracts in Bossier Parish, LA

   



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2022 population: 129,276   ( 12,297 from 2010 , 540 from 2020)
Land area: 839.5 square miles
Population density: 154.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:83,097 64.28% 2.6%
Black:30,87923.89% 27.4%
Indian:6220.48% 16.7%
Asian:2,3481.82% 15.8%
2+ races:3,0922.39% 52.4%
Hispanic:9,2387.15% 31.5%
Total non-White:46,17935.72% 28.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:3,610 14.0
Deaths:2,95311.5
Net Migration: -536-2.1
Net Immigration: 3191.2
Change in White population:2,106 1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:10,191 8.7




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
116,979
80,99169.24%
24,24520.73%
5330.46%
2,0271.73%
2,0291.73%
7,0266.01%
35,98830.76%

2000
98,310
71,70172.93%
20,34720.70%
4400.45%
1,2951.32%
1,3701.39%
3,0633.12%
26,60927.07%

1990
86,088
65,62176.23%
17,20019.98%
3230.38%
9621.12%
n/a
1,9822.30%
20,46723.77%

1980
80,721
63,44878.60%
14,96618.54%
1550.19%
4690.58%
n/a
1,5441.91%
17,27321.40%

1970
64,519
50,47278.23%
12,33519.12%
710.11%
1210.19%
n/a
1,3922.16%
14,047 21.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
15,123 15.4
7,7167.8
6,0716.2
1960.2
9,290 9.4
9,379 9.5
1990's
NumberRate
13,838 16.1
6,7087.8
-81-0.1
2660.3
6,080 7.1
6,142 7.1
1980's
NumberRate
16,131 20.0
5,475 6.8
-4,864 -6.0
n/a
2,173 2.7
3,194 4.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,098 9.5
n/a
12,976 20.1
3,226 5.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Bossier Parish, LA

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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
36.0
31,739 24.6%
97,537 75.4%
19,042 14.7%
48,651
2.60
31,653 65.1%
22,589 71.4%
3,502 11.1%
16,998 34.9%

2010
NumberPercent
34.7
30,034 25.7%
86,945 74.3%
14,026 12.0%
45,215
2.54
31,088 68.8%
22,318 71.8%
3,727 12.0%
14,127 31.2%

2000
NumberPercent
33.8
27,498 28.0%
70,812 72.0%
10,309 10.5%
36,671
2.62
26,906 73.4%
20,289 75.4%
3,218 12.0%
9,765 26.6%

1990
NumberPercent
30.7
25,160 29.2%
60,928 70.8%
7,757 9.0%
30,848
2.72
23,614 76.5%
18,879 79.9%
2,447 10.4%
7,234 23.5%

1980
NumberPercent
26.7
26,252 32.5%
54,469 67.5%
5,507 6.8%
26,654
2.95
21,471 80.6%
18,105 84.3%
1,870 8.7%
5,183 19.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bossier Parish, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units55,638 
Median Value$206,600 
Occupied48,65187.4%
Vacant6,98712.6%
Owned31,83465.4%
Rented16,81734.6%
Median Rent$1,101 
Single-Family Units39,50771.0%
    Detached38,06968.4%
    Attached1,4382.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units6,47411.6%
Mobile Homes6,75812.1%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bossier Parish, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0002,3854.9%
$10,000 to $14,9992,7905.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991,7613.6%
$20,000 to $24,9992,4665.1%
$25,000 to $29,9992,1394.4%
$30,000 to $34,9992,1054.3%
$35,000 to $39,9992,3484.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991,9364.0%
$45,000 to $49,9991,8003.7%
$50,000 to $59,9993,4707.1%
$60,000 to $74,9994,2528.7%
$75,000 to $99,9996,50313.4%
$100,000 to $124,9994,4929.2%
$125,000 to $149,9993,3456.9%
$150,000 to $199,9993,6007.4%
$200,000 or more3,2596.7%
Median Household Income64,598 
Per Capita Income33,873 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,1356.4%
Public Assistance1,2512.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps5,32410.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed47,61362.6%
Unemployed2,5513.4%
In Armed Forces4,2545.6%
Total Labor Force54,41871.6%
Not in Labor Force21,62328.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 31.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector19,78515,86455.5%
Non-Profit1,3713,11230.6%
Self-Employed3,0671,78863.2%
Local Government1,5012,49337.6%
State Government1,2091,36347.0%
Federal Government1,2751,13852.8%
Total Private + Self22,85217,65256.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.5,3568,10639.8%
Total28,20825,75852.3%
Pct. Govt.16.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts7,35413.6%
Sales and Office Occupations11,82321.9%
Professional, Technical13,23424.5%
Service Occupations10,08218.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing540.1%
All others11,49021.3%
White Collar 60.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance8,59415.9%
Retail trade6,55012.1%
Accommodation and food services4,2477.9%
Educational services4,1527.7%
Manufacturing3,8147.1%
Construction3,7376.9%
Public administration3,5706.6%
Other services3,4606.4%
Professional, scientific, technical3,1545.8%
Transportation and warehousing2,6524.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,7763.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,6003.0%
Finance and insurance1,5242.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3492.5%
Wholesale trade1,2732.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing9311.7%
Information7001.3%
Utilities6791.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2210.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bossier Parish, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican5,3654.16%
Puerto Rican4500.35%
Cuban940.07%
Dominican3340.26%
Total Central American1,7981.40%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3330.26%
Honduran1,2090.94%
Nicaraguan910.07%
Panamanian100.01%
Salvadoran1550.12%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1330.10%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian90.01%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1140.09%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan100.01%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic7400.57%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino6430.50%
Vietnamese4540.35%
Indian3460.27%
Korean3320.26%
Japanese2140.17%
Chinese1360.11%
Cambodian530.04%
Thai530.04%
Burmese510.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English112,28493.2%
Spanish5,1564.3%
Other Indo-European5610.5%
Vietnamese4830.4%
Tagalog4600.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun4320.4%
Other2740.2%
Other Asian2540.2%
Korean1900.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American12,1379.4%
English10,6788.3%
Irish8,1556.3%
German8,0876.3%
French2,9232.3%
Italian2,4031.9%
European2,2081.7%
Scottish1,3531.0%
Dutch1,2140.9%
Scotch-Irish1,1290.9%
African9480.7%
Norwegian7870.6%
Polish7100.6%
French Canadian5230.4%
Hungarian4460.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen125,89997.7%
Not a citizen2,9782.3%
Native123,60695.9%
Foreign-born5,2714.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bossier Parish, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,402 2.8%5,979 6.9%25,210 29.3%28,785 33.4%15,201 17.7%8,545 9.9%
  Average years of education: 13.4
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,402 2.8%
9-12 Years 5,979 6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 25,210 29.3%
Some College 28,785 33.4%
Bach. Degree 15,201 17.7%
Grad Degree 8,545 9.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Bossier Parish, LA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 40,160 37,730 2,430 6.1% 6.2%
1991 40,389 37,800 2,589 6.4% 7.2%
1992 40,921 38,435 2,486 6.1% 7.8%
1993 40,913 38,485 2,428 5.9% 7.4%
1994 42,395 39,760 2,635 6.2% 7.7%
1995 43,056 40,598 2,458 5.7% 6.9%
1996 44,605 41,971 2,634 5.9% 6.5%
1997 45,337 42,696 2,641 5.8% 5.9%
1998 45,217 42,831 2,386 5.3% 5.5%
1999 45,553 43,621 1,932 4.2% 5.0%
2000 46,913 44,731 2,182 4.7% 5.2%
2001 47,212 44,776 2,436 5.2% 5.6%
2002 46,856 44,060 2,796 6.0% 6.0%
2003 47,468 44,507 2,961 6.2% 6.3%
2004 48,735 46,161 2,574 5.3% 5.7%
2005 51,697 48,923 2,774 5.4% 6.8%
2006 52,455 50,637 1,818 3.5% 4.0%
2007 52,925 50,836 2,089 3.9% 4.1%
2008 54,281 51,976 2,305 4.2% 4.7%
2009 54,029 50,786 3,243 6.0% 6.8%
2010 56,595 53,369 3,226 5.7% 7.5%
2011 57,162 53,981 3,181 5.6% 7.4%
2012 57,612 54,441 3,171 5.5% 6.7%
2013 56,900 53,608 3,292 5.8% 6.4%
2014 57,910 54,652 3,258 5.6% 6.3%
2015 57,945 54,695 3,250 5.6% 6.3%
2016 57,649 54,581 3,068 5.3% 6.1%
2017 57,713 55,138 2,575 4.5% 5.1%
2018 58,238 55,785 2,453 4.2% 4.8%
2019 58,493 56,067 2,426 4.1% 4.7%
2020 56,750 53,138 3,612 6.4% 8.3%
2021 57,317 55,027 2,290 4.0% 5.6%
2022 58,245 56,495 1,750 3.0% 3.7%
2023 57,979 56,104 1,875 3.2% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com