Shreveport, LA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	200,145	100.0

Male	93,333	46.6
Female	106,812	53.4

Under 5 years	14,168	7.1
5 to 9 years	14,714	7.4
10 to 14 years	15,472	7.7
15 to 19 years	15,906	7.9
20 to 24 years	15,037	7.5
25 to 34 years	26,500	13.2
35 to 44 years	28,288	14.1
45 to 54 years	25,923	13.0
55 to 59 years	8,725	4.4
60 to 64 years	7,642	3.8
65 to 74 years	13,852	6.9
75 to 84 years	10,008	5.0
85 years and over	3,910	2.0

Median age (years)	34.3	(X)

18 years and over	146,277	73.1
Male	65,956	33.0
Female	80,321	40.1
21 years and over	136,757	68.3
62 years and over	32,288	16.1
65 years and over	27,770	13.9
Male	10,327	5.2
Female	17,443	8.7

RACE
One race	198,241	99.0
White	93,394	46.7
Black or African American	101,679	50.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	619	0.3
Asian	1,590	0.8
Asian Indian	364	0.2
Chinese	335	0.2
Filipino	153	0.1
Japanese	56	0.0
Korean	92	0.0
Vietnamese	367	0.2
Other Asian ¹	223	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	66	0.0
Native Hawaiian	16	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	14	0.0
Samoan	17	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	19	0.0
Some other race	893	0.4
Two or more races	1,904	1.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	94,806	47.4
Black or African American	102,526	51.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,315	0.7
Asian	2,003	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	193	0.1
Some other race	1,455	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	200,145	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,106	1.6
Mexican	1,558	0.8
Puerto Rican	280	0.1
Cuban	90	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,178	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	197,039	98.4
White alone	91,857	45.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	200,145	100.0
In households	194,754	97.3
Householder	78,662	39.3
Spouse	30,108	15.0
Child	61,056	30.5
Own child under 18 years	44,325	22.1
Other relatives	15,722	7.9
Under 18 years	8,206	4.1
Nonrelatives	9,206	4.6
Unmarried partner	4,033	2.0
In group quarters	5,391	2.7
Institutionalized population	3,476	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	1,915	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	78,662	100.0
Family households (families)	50,442	64.1
With own children under 18 years	23,695	30.1
Married-couple family	30,108	38.3
With own children under 18 years	12,186	15.5
Female householder, no husband present	16,938	21.5
With own children under 18 years	9,894	12.6
Nonfamily households	28,220	35.9
Householder living alone	24,196	30.8
Householder 65 years and over	8,578	10.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	27,850	35.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	19,827	25.2

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.12	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	86,802	100.0
Occupied housing units	78,662	90.6
Vacant housing units	8,140	9.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	376	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.9	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	78,662	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	46,448	59.0
Renter-occupied housing units	32,214	41.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.52	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.41	(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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