Bossier City, LA Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school16,052100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,3288.3
Kindergarten1,0416.5
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,41746.2
High school (grades 9-12)3,06719.1
College or graduate school3,19919.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over34,277100.0
Less than 9th grade1,5634.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,42712.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,80631.5
Some college, no degree9,09026.5
Associate degree2,1636.3
Bachelor's degree4,08911.9
Graduate or professional degree2,1396.2
Percent high school graduate or higher82.5(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.2(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over43,030100.0
Never married10,95025.4
Now married, except separated23,30354.2
Separated1,3523.1
Widowed2,5736.0
Female
2,2025.1
Divorced4,85211.3
Female
2,7466.4
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,121100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren47041.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over37,503100.0
Civilian veterans7,46619.9
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years13,712100.0
With a disability1,0377.6
Population 21 to 64 years28,689100.0
With a disability5,79920.2
Percent employed
59.6(X)
No disability22,89079.8
Percent employed
77.2(X)
Population 65 years and over5,632100.0
With a disability2,47744.0
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over51,907100.0
Same house in 199523,84545.9
Different house in the U.S. in 199526,91951.9
Same county
11,45222.1
Different county
15,46729.8
Same state
6,75313.0
Different state
8,71416.8
Elsewhere in 19951,1432.2
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population56,349100.0
Native54,53296.8
Born in United States
53,42294.8
State of residence
30,39953.9
Different state
23,02340.9
Born outside United States
1,1102.0
Foreign born1,8173.2
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5561.0
Naturalized citizen
9011.6
Not a citizen
9161.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)1,817100.0
Europe30716.9
Asia79043.5
Africa643.5
Oceania00.0
Latin America61734.0
Northern America392.1
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over51,907100.0
English only48,31893.1
Language other than English3,5896.9
Speak English less than 'very well
1,3122.5
Spanish
2,0213.9
Speak English less than "very well"
7801.5
Other Indo-European languages
7751.5
Speak English less than "very well"
1220.2
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6931.3
Speak English less than "very well"
3930.8
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population56,349100.0

Total ancestries reported

52,10592.5
Arab410.1
Czech11850.3
Danish1200.2
Dutch8021.4
English4,6728.3
French (except Basque)12,8165.0
French Canadian14440.8
German5,2289.3
Greek1020.2
Hungarian580.1
Irish15,89310.5
Italian1,6713.0
Lithuanian270.0
Norwegian2760.5
Polish3850.7
Portuguese460.1
Russian730.1
Scotch-Irish9251.6
Scottish7121.3
Slovak390.1
Subsaharan African4280.8
Swedish1900.3
Swiss1260.2
Ukrainian210.0
United States or American6,73111.9
Welsh2200.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)380.1
Other ancestries19,83635.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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