Bossier City, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	56,461	100.0

Male	27,426	48.6
Female	29,035	51.4

Under 5 years	4,544	8.0
5 to 9 years	4,460	7.9
10 to 14 years	4,368	7.7
15 to 19 years	4,246	7.5
20 to 24 years	4,551	8.1
25 to 34 years	8,314	14.7
35 to 44 years	8,828	15.6
45 to 54 years	6,518	11.5
55 to 59 years	2,306	4.1
60 to 64 years	2,137	3.8
65 to 74 years	3,460	6.1
75 to 84 years	2,078	3.7
85 years and over	651	1.2

Median age (years)	32.1	(X)

18 years and over	40,528	71.8
Male	19,262	34.1
Female	21,266	37.7
21 years and over	37,849	67.0
62 years and over	7,483	13.3
65 years and over	6,189	11.0
Male	2,427	4.3
Female	3,762	6.7

RACE
One race	55,346	98.0
White	40,335	71.4
Black or African American	12,840	22.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	322	0.6
Asian	976	1.7
Asian Indian	115	0.2
Chinese	95	0.2
Filipino	237	0.4
Japanese	83	0.1
Korean	150	0.3
Vietnamese	102	0.2
Other Asian ¹	194	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	60	0.1
Native Hawaiian	8	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	30	0.1
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	21	0.0
Some other race	813	1.4
Two or more races	1,115	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	41,259	73.1
Black or African American	13,216	23.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	631	1.1
Asian	1,338	2.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	98	0.2
Some other race	1,100	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	56,461	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,232	4.0
Mexican	1,344	2.4
Puerto Rican	299	0.5
Cuban	45	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	544	1.0
Not Hispanic or Latino	54,229	96.0
White alone	39,177	69.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	56,461	100.0
In households	54,766	97.0
Householder	21,197	37.5
Spouse	10,676	18.9
Child	17,758	31.5
Own child under 18 years	14,279	25.3
Other relatives	2,657	4.7
Under 18 years	1,361	2.4
Nonrelatives	2,478	4.4
Unmarried partner	1,016	1.8
In group quarters	1,695	3.0
Institutionalized population	852	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	843	1.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,197	100.0
Family households (families)	14,894	70.3
With own children under 18 years	7,802	36.8
Married-couple family	10,676	50.4
With own children under 18 years	5,070	23.9
Female householder, no husband present	3,356	15.8
With own children under 18 years	2,253	10.6
Nonfamily households	6,303	29.7
Householder living alone	5,238	24.7
Householder 65 years and over	1,775	8.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,573	40.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,296	20.3

Average household size	2.58	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	23,026	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,197	92.1
Vacant housing units	1,829	7.9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	119	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,197	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,714	60.0
Renter-occupied housing units	8,483	40.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.56	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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