Bossier City

Population: 62,832
Median household income: $55,130
Median home value: $192,300

Located in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Bossier City is a community with a population of 62,832. At $55,130, its median household income sits below Bossier Parish's $66,336.

From 2019 to 2023, Bossier City's population declined 7.9% from 68,248 to 62,832, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $163,500 to $192,300.

The median gross rent is $1,097. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 62,832
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $55,130
Median home value: $192,300
Median gross rent: $1,097
Housing units: 28,211
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,24862,832

Median household income

$50,340$55,130

Median home value

$163,500$192,300

Median gross rent

$955$1,097

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,248	$50,340	$163,500	$955
2020	68,286	$48,385	$165,600	$956
2021	63,168	$50,027	$165,600	$983
2022	62,971	$54,100	$187,000	$1,044
2023	62,832	$55,130	$192,300	$1,097

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,483	7.1%
5 to 17	10,731	17.1%
18 to 24	5,624	9.0%
25 to 34	10,327	16.4%
35 to 44	8,476	13.5%
45 to 54	6,834	10.9%
55 to 64	6,942	11.0%
65 to 74	5,276	8.4%
75 and over	4,139	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	34,557	55.0%
Black or African American	16,662	26.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.1%
Asian	1,741	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	176	0.3%
Two or more races	1,975	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,671	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate31.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,352	10.4%
High school graduate	13,046	31.1%
Some college or associate's	14,331	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	6,501	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,764	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,712	84.1%
Carpooled	1,861	6.6%
Public transit	395	1.4%
Walked	480	1.7%
Bicycle	57	0.2%
Worked from home	1,491	5.3%
Other means	183	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,804	36.7%
15 to 29 min	13,060	48.9%
30 to 44 min	2,708	10.1%
45 to 59 min	316	1.2%
60+ min	800	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 20.4% (12,461 of 61,137)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,977	60.0%
Nonfamily households	9,972	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,949	88.4%
Vacant	3,262	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,806	55.3%
Renter-occupied	11,143	44.7%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units10.7%

20 or more units4.9%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,618	69.5%
1-unit, attached	1,115	4.0%
2 to 4 units	2,105	7.5%
5 to 19 units	3,025	10.7%
20 or more units	1,389	4.9%
Mobile home & other	959	3.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2208920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 44 sq mi
Water area: 1.17 sq mi
Center point: 32.5237, -93.6554