Shreveport

Population: 183,483
Median household income: $48,465
Median home value: $178,100

Located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Shreveport is a community with a population of 183,483. The median household income of $48,465 is in line with the Caddo Parish median ($50,067).

From 2019 to 2023, Shreveport's population declined 4.5% from 192,035 to 183,483, while its median home value rose 20.3% from $148,100 to $178,100.

The typical home was built around 1973. 23.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 183,483
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $48,465
Median home value: $178,100
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 90,295
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

192,035183,483

Median household income

$39,090$48,465

Median home value

$148,100$178,100

Median gross rent

$812$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	192,035	$39,090	$148,100	$812
2020	189,890	$40,809	$151,700	$827
2021	189,374	$41,782	$155,000	$867
2022	186,183	$45,967	$168,900	$945
2023	183,483	$48,465	$178,100	$980

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,672	6.4%
5 to 17	32,932	17.9%
18 to 24	14,581	7.9%
25 to 34	26,579	14.5%
35 to 44	23,415	12.8%
45 to 54	19,967	10.9%
55 to 64	22,450	12.2%
65 to 74	18,957	10.3%
75 and over	12,930	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,913	35.4%
Black or African American	102,748	56.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	293	0.2%
Asian	2,701	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	87	0.0%
Some other race	473	0.3%
Two or more races	5,038	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,230	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,761	12.7%
High school graduate	37,822	30.4%
Some college or associate's	36,552	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	19,296	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14,867	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	59,592	80.1%
Carpooled	7,313	9.8%
Public transit	976	1.3%
Walked	715	1.0%
Bicycle	34	0.0%
Worked from home	4,238	5.7%
Other means	1,572	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,161	33.0%
15 to 29 min	35,951	51.2%
30 to 44 min	7,905	11.3%
45 to 59 min	937	1.3%
60+ min	2,248	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 23.6% (42,224 of 178,757)

	Count	Share
Family households	42,016	55.8%
Nonfamily households	33,337	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,353	83.5%
Vacant	14,942	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	40,539	53.8%
Renter-occupied	34,814	46.2%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	61,488	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2,636	2.9%
2 to 4 units	8,204	9.1%
5 to 19 units	10,211	11.3%
20 or more units	5,459	6.0%
Mobile home & other	2,297	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2270000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 108 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 32.4669, -93.7922