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> Shreveport-bossier City, LA Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 370,873 | 100% |
English only | 353,845 | 95.4% |
Language other than English | 17,028 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,246 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 9,121 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,910 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,085 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 679 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,128 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,474 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 694 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 183 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 399,407 | 100% |
American | 34,408 | 8.6% |
Arab | 1,111 | 0.3% |
Czech | 758 | 0.2% |
Danish | 384 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 4,091 | 1.0% |
English | 29,081 | 7.3% |
French (except Basque) | 20,463 | 5.1% |
French Canadian | 1,831 | 0.5% |
German | 31,380 | 7.9% |
Greek | 446 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 388 | 0.1% |
Irish | 37,446 | 9.4% |
Italian | 9,600 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 66 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 1,789 | 0.4% |
Polish | 2,323 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 306 | 0.1% |
Russian | 338 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 6,447 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 5,727 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 30 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 3,180 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 1,416 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 295 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 77 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 1,690 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 554 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 153,335 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 98,452 | 64.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 42,392 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 63,272 | 41.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 23,357 | 15.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,137 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,351 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 28,043 | 18.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,684 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 54,883 | 35.8% |
Householder living alone | 48,880 | 31.9% |
65 years and over | 15,503 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 50,171 | 32.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 37,745 | 24.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 390,979 | 100% |
Householder | 153,335 | 39.2% |
Spouse | 63,238 | 16.2% |
Child | 123,742 | 31.6% |
Other relatives | 34,109 | 8.7% |
Nonrelatives | 16,555 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 6,676 | 1.7% |
Marital Status in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 149,457 | 100% |
Never married | 54,686 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 69,272 | 46.3% |
Separated | 4,243 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 4,432 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 16,824 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 166,857 | 100% |
Never married | 51,572 | 30.9% |
Now married, except separated | 66,872 | 40.1% |
Separated | 6,625 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 17,935 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 23,853 | 14.3% |
Fertility in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,110 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 3,268 | 53.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 38 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 11,378 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 6,507 | 57.2% |
Less than 1 year | 1,357 | 11.9% |
1 or 2 years | 1,341 | 11.8% |
3 or 4 years | 1,019 | 9.0% |
5 or more years | 2,790 | 24.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,507 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,258 | 65.4% |
Who are married | 4,215 | 64.8% |
School Enrollment in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 103,743 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 7,151 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 5,976 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 45,141 | 43.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 21,075 | 20.3% |
College or graduate school | 24,400 | 23.5% |
Educational Attainment in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 260,319 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 10,601 | 4.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 26,696 | 10.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 88,855 | 34.1% |
Some college, no degree | 60,600 | 23.3% |
Associate's degree | 17,084 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 36,047 | 13.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 20,436 | 7.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.7% |
Veteran Status in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 295,486 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 35,227 | 11.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 388,912 | 100% |
With a disability | 54,867 | 14.1% |
Under 18 years | 99,411 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,446 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 239,000 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,787 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 50,501 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,634 | 40.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 393,736 | 100% |
Same house | 334,605 | 85.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 58,180 | 14.8% |
Same county | 35,109 | 8.9% |
Different county | 23,071 | 5.9% |
Same state | 12,958 | 3.3% |
Different state | 10,113 | 2.6% |
Abroad | 951 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 399,407 | 100% |
Native | 388,546 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 385,505 | 96.5% |
State of residence | 284,203 | 71.2% |
Different state | 101,302 | 25.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,041 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 10,861 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 10,861 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 4,669 | 43.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,192 | 57.0% |
Year of Entry in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 13,902 | 100% |
Native | 3,041 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 69 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,972 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 10,861 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 396 | 3.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 10,465 | 96.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shreveport-bossier City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 10,861 | 100% |
Europe | 1,488 | 13.7% |
Asia | 3,818 | 35.2% |
Africa | 468 | 4.3% |
Oceania | 72 | 0.7% |
Latin America | 4,837 | 44.5% |
Northern America | 178 | 1.6% |