Language Spoken At Home in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 185,384 | 100% |
English only | 177,559 | 95.8% |
Language other than English | 7,825 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,789 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 3,656 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,433 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,132 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 407 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,705 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 778 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 332 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 171 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,099 | 100% |
American | 11,048 | 5.5% |
Arab | 834 | 0.4% |
Czech | 227 | 0.1% |
Danish | 161 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 2,020 | 1.0% |
English | 12,969 | 6.5% |
French (except Basque) | 7,842 | 3.9% |
French Canadian | 587 | 0.3% |
German | 11,357 | 5.7% |
Greek | 257 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 280 | 0.1% |
Irish | 11,948 | 6.0% |
Italian | 3,854 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 648 | 0.3% |
Polish | 817 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 115 | 0.1% |
Russian | 173 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,895 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 2,833 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 23 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,886 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 700 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 35 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 66 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 485 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 158 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 78,140 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 46,923 | 60.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,353 | 26.0% |
Married-couple family | 26,294 | 33.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,154 | 11.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,896 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,710 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 16,733 | 21.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,489 | 12.1% |
Nonfamily households | 31,217 | 40.0% |
Householder living alone | 27,677 | 35.4% |
65 years and over | 8,240 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 24,154 | 30.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 18,873 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 195,016 | 100% |
Householder | 78,140 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 26,177 | 13.4% |
Child | 63,042 | 32.3% |
Other relatives | 18,705 | 9.6% |
Nonrelatives | 8,952 | 4.6% |
Unmarried partner | 3,578 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 73,302 | 100% |
Never married | 31,279 | 42.7% |
Now married, except separated | 29,348 | 40.0% |
Separated | 2,338 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 2,314 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 8,023 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 85,391 | 100% |
Never married | 31,651 | 37.1% |
Now married, except separated | 28,055 | 32.9% |
Separated | 3,831 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 9,484 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 12,370 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,078 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,010 | 65.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 59 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 40 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,297 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,222 | 60.8% |
Less than 1 year | 624 | 11.8% |
1 or 2 years | 722 | 13.6% |
3 or 4 years | 533 | 10.1% |
5 or more years | 1,343 | 25.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,222 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,333 | 72.4% |
Who are married | 1,802 | 55.9% |
School Enrollment in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 54,484 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,710 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 2,796 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 22,370 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,909 | 20.0% |
College or graduate school | 14,699 | 27.0% |
Educational Attainment in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,673 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,945 | 3.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 13,117 | 10.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,634 | 32.4% |
Some college, no degree | 29,351 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 8,444 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 19,233 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,949 | 9.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 148,813 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,441 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 195,305 | 100% |
With a disability | 27,253 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 49,970 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,477 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 120,448 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,262 | 11.8% |
65 years and over | 24,887 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,514 | 42.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 197,174 | 100% |
Same house | 163,936 | 83.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 32,755 | 16.6% |
Same county | 22,196 | 11.3% |
Different county | 10,559 | 5.4% |
Same state | 5,887 | 3.0% |
Different state | 4,672 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 483 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 200,099 | 100% |
Native | 195,200 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 194,259 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 151,986 | 76.0% |
Different state | 42,273 | 21.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 941 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 4,899 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,899 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,348 | 47.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,551 | 52.1% |
Year of Entry in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,840 | 100% |
Native | 941 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 26 | 2.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 915 | 97.2% |
Foreign born | 4,899 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 209 | 4.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,690 | 95.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Shreveport City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,899 | 100% |
Europe | 657 | 13.4% |
Asia | 2,205 | 45.0% |
Africa | 262 | 5.3% |
Oceania | 72 | 1.5% |
Latin America | 1,614 | 32.9% |
Northern America | 89 | 1.8% |