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Shreveport Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 375,965
Land Area (2000): 6,729.939 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 258.682 square kilometers

Shreveport Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	378,907	2002	393,503	2005	382,482
2000	386,047	2003	379,039	2006	363,251
2001	391,991	2004	Not Available	2007	387,314

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	579,566	76.91%
Rural, Farm	4,923	0.65%
Rural, Non-farm	169,082	22.44%

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Shreveport Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	164,519	154,605	9,913	6.03%	60
1991	165,201	154,071	11,130	6.74%	67
1992	166,977	156,115	10,862	6.51%	65
1993	161,004	151,135	9,869	6.13%	61
1994	165,693	154,837	10,856	6.55%	66
1995	168,751	158,399	10,351	6.13%	61
1996	171,256	160,525	10,732	6.27%	63
1997	172,952	162,209	10,743	6.21%	62
1998	172,740	162,998	9,742	5.64%	56
1999	171,676	164,532	7,143	4.16%	42
2000	172,578	164,319	8,259	4.79%	48
2001	172,360	162,930	9,430	5.47%	55
2002	169,145	158,160	10,986	6.49%	65
2003	169,758	158,227	11,531	6.79%	68
2004	173,311	163,461	9,850	5.68%	57
2005	180,376	170,406	9,970	5.53%	55
2006	179,821	172,862	6,959	3.87%	39
2007	178,988	171,027	7,961	4.45%	44
2008	182,572	173,579	8,993	4.93%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	162,832	149,032	13,800	8.47%	85
Feb 1990	160,683	152,174	8,509	5.30%	53
Mar 1990	162,297	154,005	8,292	5.11%	51
Apr 1990	162,115	154,161	7,954	4.91%	49
May 1990	163,028	155,189	7,839	4.81%	48
Jun 1990	166,794	156,557	10,237	6.14%	61
Jul 1990	166,598	156,981	9,617	5.77%	58
Aug 1990	165,857	155,614	10,243	6.18%	62
Sep 1990	166,962	156,315	10,647	6.38%	64
Oct 1990	166,811	156,172	10,639	6.38%	64
Nov 1990	165,588	155,300	10,288	6.21%	62
Dec 1990	164,657	153,764	10,893	6.62%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	164,041	151,659	12,382	7.55%	75
Feb 1991	161,260	150,418	10,842	6.72%	67
Mar 1991	165,198	150,990	14,208	8.60%	86
Apr 1991	163,976	153,674	10,302	6.28%	63
May 1991	164,396	154,061	10,335	6.29%	63
Jun 1991	169,186	156,973	12,213	7.22%	72
Jul 1991	167,886	156,892	10,994	6.55%	65
Aug 1991	166,052	155,180	10,872	6.55%	65
Sep 1991	166,773	156,131	10,642	6.38%	64
Oct 1991	166,601	156,124	10,477	6.29%	63
Nov 1991	163,961	154,103	9,858	6.01%	60
Dec 1991	163,078	152,644	10,434	6.40%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	163,457	151,334	12,123	7.42%	74
Feb 1992	165,251	150,886	14,365	8.69%	87
Mar 1992	165,387	154,758	10,629	6.43%	64
Apr 1992	165,419	155,729	9,690	5.86%	59
May 1992	166,722	156,799	9,923	5.95%	60
Jun 1992	171,756	159,064	12,692	7.39%	74
Jul 1992	169,735	158,598	11,137	6.56%	66
Aug 1992	169,104	157,974	11,130	6.58%	66
Sep 1992	169,396	158,734	10,662	6.29%	63
Oct 1992	168,873	159,150	9,723	5.76%	58
Nov 1992	168,883	159,797	9,086	5.38%	54
Dec 1992	159,745	150,562	9,183	5.75%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	157,134	146,762	10,372	6.60%	66
Feb 1993	157,798	148,759	9,039	5.73%	57
Mar 1993	159,107	150,249	8,858	5.57%	56
Apr 1993	158,662	150,006	8,656	5.46%	55
May 1993	159,924	150,857	9,067	5.67%	57
Jun 1993	163,225	152,074	11,151	6.83%	68
Jul 1993	164,174	153,973	10,201	6.21%	62
Aug 1993	163,572	153,495	10,077	6.16%	62
Sep 1993	161,791	151,727	10,064	6.22%	62
Oct 1993	162,738	152,311	10,427	6.41%	64
Nov 1993	162,576	152,535	10,041	6.18%	62
Dec 1993	161,342	150,869	10,473	6.49%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	160,922	148,331	12,591	7.82%	78
Feb 1994	160,756	149,841	10,915	6.79%	68
Mar 1994	161,697	151,036	10,661	6.59%	66
Apr 1994	163,836	153,420	10,416	6.36%	64
May 1994	164,385	154,421	9,964	6.06%	61
Jun 1994	168,541	156,584	11,957	7.09%	71
Jul 1994	169,807	158,101	11,706	6.89%	69
Aug 1994	169,975	158,594	11,381	6.70%	67
Sep 1994	168,224	157,403	10,821	6.43%	64
Oct 1994	168,524	157,746	10,778	6.40%	64
Nov 1994	166,805	156,942	9,863	5.91%	59
Dec 1994	164,842	155,622	9,220	5.59%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	164,761	153,584	11,177	6.78%	68
Feb 1995	165,423	155,890	9,533	5.76%	58
Mar 1995	167,628	157,742	9,886	5.90%	59
Apr 1995	168,958	159,088	9,870	5.84%	58
May 1995	168,473	158,827	9,646	5.73%	57
Jun 1995	173,024	161,239	11,785	6.81%	68
Jul 1995	171,894	160,602	11,292	6.57%	66
Aug 1995	169,920	158,987	10,933	6.43%	64
Sep 1995	168,680	158,082	10,598	6.28%	63
Oct 1995	170,124	159,851	10,273	6.04%	60
Nov 1995	168,694	159,016	9,678	5.74%	57
Dec 1995	167,428	157,882	9,546	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	166,237	154,870	11,367	6.84%	68
Feb 1996	166,288	156,663	9,625	5.79%	58
Mar 1996	170,137	156,474	13,663	8.03%	80
Apr 1996	168,491	159,066	9,425	5.59%	56
May 1996	169,864	159,842	10,022	5.90%	59
Jun 1996	173,656	161,305	12,351	7.11%	71
Jul 1996	175,297	163,601	11,696	6.67%	67
Aug 1996	173,229	162,193	11,036	6.37%	64
Sep 1996	172,837	162,148	10,689	6.18%	62
Oct 1996	174,222	163,761	10,461	6.00%	60
Nov 1996	173,044	163,822	9,222	5.33%	53
Dec 1996	171,774	162,551	9,223	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	170,052	158,768	11,284	6.64%	66
Feb 1997	168,808	159,170	9,638	5.71%	57
Mar 1997	171,263	160,981	10,282	6.00%	60
Apr 1997	170,789	161,595	9,194	5.38%	54
May 1997	173,893	160,101	13,792	7.93%	79
Jun 1997	176,693	163,584	13,109	7.42%	74
Jul 1997	177,284	165,571	11,713	6.61%	66
Aug 1997	177,081	163,894	13,187	7.45%	74
Sep 1997	172,978	162,449	10,529	6.09%	61
Oct 1997	173,071	163,618	9,453	5.46%	55
Nov 1997	173,080	164,526	8,554	4.94%	49
Dec 1997	170,435	162,251	8,184	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	168,040	158,688	9,352	5.57%	56
Feb 1998	167,675	159,883	7,792	4.65%	46
Mar 1998	170,343	161,656	8,687	5.10%	51
Apr 1998	172,162	163,854	8,308	4.83%	48
May 1998	172,391	163,775	8,616	5.00%	50
Jun 1998	179,680	163,259	16,421	9.14%	91
Jul 1998	180,705	164,355	16,350	9.05%	90
Aug 1998	175,509	165,181	10,328	5.88%	59
Sep 1998	173,955	164,740	9,215	5.30%	53
Oct 1998	172,404	164,423	7,981	4.63%	46
Nov 1998	170,916	163,723	7,193	4.21%	42
Dec 1998	169,101	162,438	6,663	3.94%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	168,983	160,921	8,062	4.77%	48
Feb 1999	168,592	161,831	6,761	4.01%	40
Mar 1999	169,816	163,679	6,137	3.61%	36
Apr 1999	170,817	164,780	6,037	3.53%	35
May 1999	170,245	164,434	5,811	3.41%	34
Jun 1999	174,640	166,084	8,556	4.90%	49
Jul 1999	175,576	167,472	8,104	4.62%	46
Aug 1999	173,745	165,753	7,992	4.60%	46
Sep 1999	172,400	164,497	7,903	4.58%	46
Oct 1999	173,485	165,974	7,511	4.33%	43
Nov 1999	171,769	165,070	6,699	3.90%	39
Dec 1999	170,038	163,891	6,147	3.62%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	171,740	162,776	8,964	5.22%	52
Feb 2000	171,156	163,536	7,620	4.45%	45
Mar 2000	172,544	164,932	7,612	4.41%	44
Apr 2000	171,340	164,700	6,640	3.88%	39
May 2000	170,969	163,318	7,651	4.48%	45
Jun 2000	174,318	164,337	9,981	5.73%	57
Jul 2000	175,033	165,795	9,238	5.28%	53
Aug 2000	174,249	165,092	9,157	5.26%	53
Sep 2000	172,064	163,597	8,467	4.92%	49
Oct 2000	173,956	165,742	8,214	4.72%	47
Nov 2000	172,321	164,384	7,937	4.61%	46
Dec 2000	171,245	163,618	7,627	4.45%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	174,639	163,059	11,580	6.63%	66
Feb 2001	172,091	164,132	7,959	4.62%	46
Mar 2001	172,924	164,648	8,276	4.79%	48
Apr 2001	172,997	165,152	7,845	4.53%	45
May 2001	171,630	163,626	8,004	4.66%	47
Jun 2001	175,730	165,187	10,543	6.00%	60
Jul 2001	174,946	165,215	9,731	5.56%	56
Aug 2001	172,451	163,139	9,312	5.40%	54
Sep 2001	171,452	161,759	9,693	5.65%	57
Oct 2001	171,357	161,526	9,831	5.74%	57
Nov 2001	169,774	159,672	10,102	5.95%	60
Dec 2001	168,328	158,042	10,286	6.11%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	168,817	154,677	14,140	8.38%	84
Feb 2002	168,407	157,117	11,290	6.70%	67
Mar 2002	167,133	157,082	10,051	6.01%	60
Apr 2002	168,031	158,401	9,630	5.73%	57
May 2002	167,990	157,959	10,031	5.97%	60
Jun 2002	171,778	159,051	12,727	7.41%	74
Jul 2002	171,588	160,548	11,040	6.43%	64
Aug 2002	170,806	159,692	11,114	6.51%	65
Sep 2002	170,147	159,618	10,529	6.19%	62
Oct 2002	169,791	159,383	10,408	6.13%	61
Nov 2002	168,271	157,811	10,460	6.22%	62
Dec 2002	166,985	156,576	10,409	6.23%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	165,511	153,678	11,833	7.15%	71
Feb 2003	165,576	154,863	10,713	6.47%	65
Mar 2003	167,011	155,673	11,338	6.79%	68
Apr 2003	168,886	156,632	12,254	7.26%	73
May 2003	170,043	157,345	12,698	7.47%	75
Jun 2003	173,383	158,890	14,493	8.36%	84
Jul 2003	173,704	160,525	13,179	7.59%	76
Aug 2003	171,923	159,673	12,250	7.13%	71
Sep 2003	169,887	158,996	10,891	6.41%	64
Oct 2003	170,285	160,400	9,885	5.80%	58
Nov 2003	170,411	160,995	9,416	5.53%	55
Dec 2003	170,475	161,056	9,419	5.53%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	169,236	158,016	11,220	6.63%	66
Feb 2004	168,406	158,978	9,428	5.60%	56
Mar 2004	169,499	159,575	9,924	5.85%	59
Apr 2004	171,127	161,990	9,137	5.34%	53
May 2004	171,894	162,305	9,589	5.58%	56
Jun 2004	176,182	164,232	11,950	6.78%	68
Jul 2004	177,671	166,833	10,838	6.10%	61
Aug 2004	174,982	165,482	9,500	5.43%	54
Sep 2004	174,701	165,364	9,337	5.34%	53
Oct 2004	175,738	166,471	9,267	5.27%	53
Nov 2004	175,250	166,200	9,050	5.16%	52
Dec 2004	175,048	166,091	8,957	5.12%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	174,693	164,087	10,606	6.07%	61
Feb 2005	174,290	165,112	9,178	5.27%	53
Mar 2005	175,222	166,334	8,888	5.07%	51
Apr 2005	176,331	168,218	8,113	4.60%	46
May 2005	177,183	168,553	8,630	4.87%	49
Jun 2005	180,068	168,964	11,104	6.17%	62
Jul 2005	180,729	170,098	10,631	5.88%	59
Aug 2005	179,911	170,419	9,492	5.28%	53
Sep 2005	185,123	172,923	12,200	6.59%	66
Oct 2005	189,011	178,090	10,921	5.78%	58
Nov 2005	188,639	177,054	11,585	6.14%	61
Dec 2005	183,306	175,017	8,289	4.52%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	180,210	172,754	7,456	4.14%	41
Feb 2006	179,573	173,401	6,172	3.44%	34
Mar 2006	179,377	173,401	5,976	3.33%	33
Apr 2006	178,362	172,942	5,420	3.04%	30
May 2006	180,192	173,942	6,250	3.47%	35
Jun 2006	183,772	175,341	8,431	4.59%	46
Jul 2006	182,793	175,204	7,589	4.15%	42
Aug 2006	180,582	173,099	7,483	4.14%	41
Sep 2006	178,474	171,218	7,256	4.07%	41
Oct 2006	179,000	171,864	7,136	3.99%	40
Nov 2006	178,608	171,291	7,317	4.10%	41
Dec 2006	176,913	169,888	7,025	3.97%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	177,050	166,855	10,195	5.76%	58
Feb 2007	175,369	168,382	6,987	3.98%	40
Mar 2007	177,331	170,391	6,940	3.91%	39
Apr 2007	178,383	171,618	6,765	3.79%	38
May 2007	179,241	171,565	7,676	4.28%	43
Jun 2007	182,384	172,992	9,392	5.15%	51
Jul 2007	179,615	170,429	9,186	5.11%	51
Aug 2007	176,934	168,559	8,375	4.73%	47
Sep 2007	179,938	171,894	8,044	4.47%	45
Oct 2007	180,021	172,988	7,033	3.91%	39
Nov 2007	180,965	173,821	7,144	3.95%	39
Dec 2007	180,628	172,829	7,799	4.32%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	179,196	169,954	9,242	5.16%	52
Feb 2008	178,847	171,555	7,292	4.08%	41
Mar 2008	180,456	171,293	9,163	5.08%	51
Apr 2008	181,140	173,724	7,416	4.09%	41
May 2008	180,686	173,103	7,583	4.20%	42
Jun 2008	185,328	175,241	10,087	5.44%	54
Jul 2008	186,431	176,505	9,926	5.32%	53
Aug 2008	186,885	176,250	10,635	5.69%	57
Sep 2008	184,177	174,586	9,591	5.21%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Shreveport Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	18,616	11.57%
2.	Health Care	9,592	5.96%
3.	Public Administration	9,382	5.83%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	7,944	4.94%
5.	Educational Services	6,860	4.26%
6.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,540	4.06%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,544	3.45%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	5,502	3.42%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	4,774	2.97%
10.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	4,722	2.93%
11.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	4,260	2.65%
12.	Truck Transportation	3,942	2.45%
13.	Mining	3,916	2.43%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	3,846	2.39%
15.	Finance and Insurance	3,802	2.36%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,526	2.19%
17.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,802	1.74%
18.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,700	1.68%
19.	Other Transportation	2,686	1.67%
20.	Utilities	2,632	1.64%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	30,540	19.89%
2.	Educational Services	21,160	13.78%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	11,220	7.31%
4.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	8,772	5.71%
5.	Finance and Insurance	7,282	4.74%
6.	Public Administration	6,294	4.10%
7.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	5,792	3.77%
8.	Social Assistance	5,174	3.37%
9.	Department and Other General Stores	4,898	3.19%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	4,378	2.85%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	3,858	2.51%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	3,692	2.40%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	3,036	1.98%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,706	1.76%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	2,116	1.38%
16.	Construction	1,902	1.24%
17.	Private Household Services	1,570	1.02%
18.	Utilities	1,366	0.89%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	1,346	0.88%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	1,290	0.84%

Shreveport Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Installation / Maintenance	8,860	5.51%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	8,408	5.23%
3.	Other Production Occupations	7,916	4.92%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	7,358	4.57%
5.	Other Management Occupations	6,974	4.33%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	6,844	4.25%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	5,690	3.54%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	5,290	3.29%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	4,882	3.03%
10.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,718	2.93%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	4,412	2.74%
12.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	4,242	2.64%
13.	Other Construction Trades	3,830	2.38%
14.	Assemblers and Fabricators	3,178	1.97%
15.	Top Executives	2,986	1.86%
16.	Law Enforcement Workers	2,828	1.76%
17.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	2,674	1.66%
18.	Carpenters	2,646	1.64%
19.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	2,556	1.59%
20.	Construction Laborers	2,382	1.48%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	9,302	6.06%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	8,552	5.57%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	7,780	5.07%
4.	Cashiers	7,622	4.96%
5.	Registered Nurses	6,424	4.18%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	5,990	3.90%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	5,512	3.59%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	5,456	3.55%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	4,986	3.25%
10.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	4,772	3.11%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	4,574	2.98%
12.	Other Management Occupations	4,468	2.91%
13.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	4,296	2.80%
14.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	4,096	2.67%
15.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	3,466	2.26%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	3,432	2.24%
17.	Child Care Workers	3,314	2.16%
18.	Customer Service Representatives	3,300	2.15%
19.	Other Production Occupations	3,078	2.00%
20.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	2,932	1.91%

Shreveport Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	308,906	53.92%
15-35 hours	54,296	9.48%
1-14 hours	13,503	2.36%
No regular hours	196,188	34.25%

Shreveport Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	10,346	3.30%
5 AM-5:29 AM	6,862	2.19%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	12,584	4.02%
6 AM-6:29 AM	26,207	8.36%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	36,253	11.57%
7 AM-7:29 AM	52,304	16.69%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	58,242	18.59%
8 AM-8:29 AM	27,562	8.80%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	12,036	3.84%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	14,155	4.52%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	6,586	2.10%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	3,133	1.00%
Noon-3:59 PM	22,441	7.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM	24,632	7.86%

Shreveport Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	8,402	2.68%
5-9	30,189	9.63%
10-14	52,924	16.89%
15-19	67,270	21.47%
20-24	58,469	18.66%
25-29	19,835	6.33%
30-34	41,128	13.13%
35-39	4,760	1.52%
40-44	5,217	1.66%
45-59	12,571	4.01%
60-89	7,176	2.29%
At least 90	5,402	1.72%

Shreveport Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,030	0.65%	235,059	75.02%
30-44	1,434	0.46%	49,671	15.85%
45-59	834	0.27%	11,737	3.75%
At least 60	1,236	0.39%	11,342	3.62%

Shreveport Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	606	0.19%
Car / truck / van, carpool	41,652	13.07%
Car / truck / van, solo	257,484	80.77%
Motorcycle	412	0.13%
Other	2,866	0.90%
Public transportation	5,534	1.74%
Walked	4,789	1.50%
Worked at home	5,427	1.70%

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Shreveport Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 288,834 (734,242 people)
: 198,756 (614,722 people)
: 65,703
: 382,959
Shreveport Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	42,240	14.59%
$10,000-$14,999	24,230	8.37%
$15,000-$19,999	23,082	7.97%
$20,000-$24,999	22,050	7.62%
$25,000-$29,999	20,500	7.08%
$30,000-$34,999	18,772	6.49%
$35,000-$39,999	16,854	5.82%
$40,000-$44,999	15,737	5.44%
$45,000-$49,999	14,097	4.87%
$50,000-$59,999	23,209	8.02%
$60,000-$74,999	25,137	8.68%
$75,000-$99,999	22,095	7.63%
$100,000-$124,999	9,387	3.24%
$125,000-$149,999	4,310	1.49%
$150,000-$199,999	3,397	1.17%
$200,000 or more	4,351	1.50%

Shreveport Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	39,119	27.11%
Family, 2 people	40,549	28.10%
Nonfamily, 2 people	5,554	3.85%
Family, 3 people	24,228	16.79%
Nonfamily, 3 people	727	0.50%
Family, 4 people	19,299	13.37%
Nonfamily, 4 people	211	0.15%
Family, 5 people	8,897	6.17%
Nonfamily, 5 people	62	0.04%
Family, 6 people	3,364	2.33%
Nonfamily, 6 people	26	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	2,239	1.55%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	18	0.01%

Shreveport Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	226,756	30.73%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	74,117	10.04%
Public Assistance	9,826	1.33%
Retirement	49,194	6.67%
Self Employment	25,387	3.44%
Social Security	75,410	10.22%
Supplemental Security	16,389	2.22%
Wage / Salary	220,145	29.83%
Other	40,780	5.53%

Shreveport Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	76,140	56.40%
With children under 18	58,849	43.60%

Shreveport Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	28,274	10.37%
Married	154,383	56.61%
Never Married	81,968	30.06%
Widowed	8,099	2.97%

Shreveport Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	38,113	12.22%
Married	157,910	50.63%
Never Married	77,669	24.90%
Widowed	38,197	12.25%

Shreveport Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shreveport Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Shreveport Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	30,002	5.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	89,553	16.32%
High school diploma or equivalent	179,694	32.75%
Some college, no degree	132,726	24.19%
Associate degree	21,699	3.96%
Bachelors degree	63,728	11.62%
Graduate or professional degree	31,199	5.69%

Shreveport Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	9,938	2.64%	5,020	1.34%	14,958	3.98%
Kindergarten	10,825	2.88%	1,018	0.27%	11,843	3.15%
Grades 1-4	43,096	11.46%	3,512	0.93%	46,608	12.40%
Grades 5-8	45,521	12.11%	3,878	1.03%	49,399	13.14%
Grades 9-12	43,115	11.47%	2,695	0.72%	45,810	12.18%
Undergrad college	27,157	7.22%	4,392	1.17%	31,549	8.39%
Graduate or professional school	5,247	1.40%	1,128	0.30%	6,375	1.70%
Total	184,899	49.18%	21,643	5.76%	206,542	54.94%

Shreveport Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shreveport Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Shreveport Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	876	874
2002	828	768
2003	765	732
2004	775	733

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Shreveport Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Shreveport Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	592,655	80.57%
Below Poverty Level	142,942	19.43%

Shreveport Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shreveport Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 2,225
Shreveport Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	6.067	0.472	0.103	1.636	8.279	0.000	14.410	42.427	3.737	60.574
2000	1.181	0.124	0.008	0.132	1.445	0.000	3.116	10.934	1.062	15.112
2001	4.888	0.408	0.110	1.671	7.077	0.000	12.204	35.868	3.952	52.024
2002	4.864	0.457	0.140	2.028	7.489	0.000	12.287	36.109	5.474	53.870
2003	5.036	0.451	0.145	2.126	7.759	0.000	13.030	38.563	5.440	57.034
2004	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2005	8.134	0.570	0.107	1.974	10.785	0.000	10.712	34.263	3.974	48.949
2006	9.253	0.570	0.113	1.944	11.879	0.000	11.262	34.621	4.859	50.742
2007	8.915	0.449	0.114	1.691	11.169	0.000	9.803	31.437	4.025	45.266

Shreveport Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	26,089
2000	6,392
2001	23,167
2002	24,145

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Shreveport Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Shreveport Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	54,553	14.51%
10-19 Years	59,033	15.70%
20-29 Years	51,047	13.58%
30-39 Years	51,977	13.82%
40-49 Years	55,452	14.75%
50-59 Years	40,398	10.75%
60-69 Years	28,761	7.65%
70-79 Years	22,112	5.88%
80-89 Years	10,367	2.76%
90+ Years	2,265	0.60%

Shreveport Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	179,521	47.75%
Female	196,444	52.25%

Shreveport Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	217,317	57.80%
African-American	143,022	38.04%
Hispanic/Latino	7,209	1.92%
Multiracial	3,572	0.95%
Asian	2,961	0.79%
Amerindian	1,453	0.39%
Other Race	275	0.07%
Pacific Islander	156	0.04%

Shreveport Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	73,060	20.28%
2.	Irish	61,190	16.98%
3.	English	54,306	15.07%
4.	German	48,909	13.58%
5.	French Non-Basque	33,266	9.23%
6.	Scotch Irish	14,988	4.16%
7.	Italian	14,871	4.13%
8.	Scottish	9,346	2.59%
9.	Dutch	7,148	1.98%
10.	African	5,934	1.65%

Shreveport Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	670,275	95.71%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	14,494	2.07%
3.	French	5,354	0.76%
4.	German	1,546	0.22%
5.	Chinese	908	0.13%
6.	Vietnamese	874	0.12%
7.	Tagalog	788	0.11%
8.	Italian	592	0.08%
9.	Arabic	480	0.07%
10.	Japanese	438	0.06%

Shreveport Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	740,607	98.28%
Naturalized immigrant	6,296	0.84%
Not a citizen	6,668	0.88%

Shreveport Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shreveport Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Shreveport Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Bossier County

Caddo County

De Soto County

Shreveport Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Barksdale Afb	Greenwood	Pelican
Belcher	Haughton	Plain Dealing
Benton	Hosston	Princeton
Bethany	Ida	Red Chute
Blanchard	Keachi	Rodessa
Bossier City	Keatchie	Shreveport
Eastwood	Keithville	South Mansfield
Elm Grove	Logansport	Stanley
Frierson	Longstreet	Stonewall
Gilliam	Mansfield	Vivian
Gloster	Mooringsport
Grand Cane	Oil City

Shreveport (200,145)	Oil City (1,219)	Stanley (145)
Bossier City (56,461)	Plain Dealing (1,071)	Pelican
Red Chute (5,984)	Mooringsport (833)	Princeton
Mansfield (5,582)	Hosston (387)	Bethany
Vivian (4,031)	South Mansfield (352)	Elm Grove
Eastwood (3,374)	Keatchie (323)	Gloster
Haughton (2,792)	Rodessa (307)	Keachi
Greenwood (2,458)	Belcher (272)	Barksdale Afb
Blanchard (2,050)	Ida (258)	Keithville
Benton (2,035)	Grand Cane (191)	Frierson
Stonewall (1,668)	Gilliam (178)
Logansport (1,630)	Longstreet (163)