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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Louisiana

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Shreveport, Louisiana




Shreveport (city), Louisiana

   People QuickFactsShreveportLouisiana
Population, 2003 estimate 198,3644,496,334
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.9%0.6%
Population, 2000 200,1454,468,976
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 0.9%5.9%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1%7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 26.9%27.3%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.9%11.6%
Female persons, percent, 2000 53.4%51.6%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)46.7%63.9%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)50.8%32.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.3%0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.8%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)0.4%0.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0%1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 1.6%2.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.0%59.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 1.6%2.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 4.1%9.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 79.0%74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 22.2%18.7%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 19.325.7
 
Housing units, 2000 86,8021,847,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.0%67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $73,200$85,000
 
Households, 2000 78,6621,656,053
Persons per household, 2000 2.482.62
Median household income, 1999 $30,526$32,566
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,759$16,912
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 22.8%19.6%
   Business QuickFactsShreveportLouisiana
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,722,97446,972,265
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 2,056,45135,807,894
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $10,827$8,229
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 219,3335,259,921
Total number of firms, 1997 14,412295,679
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 14.3%14.1%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 29.0%23.9%
   Geography QuickFactsShreveportLouisiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 10343,562
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,940.5102.6
FIPS Code 7000022
Counties Bossier Parish




(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:52 EST

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