Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area
The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers three parishes: Caddo, Bossier, and De Soto.[1] As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 439,000 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed the population at 447,000).[2] When combined with Webster Parish, the four parishes make up the Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden CSA.
Contents
Parishes
Communities
Places with more than 50,000 people
- Shreveport (Principal city)
- Bossier City (Principal city)
Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people
Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people
- Belcher
- Benton
- Blanchard
- Eastwood (census-designated place)
- Greenwood
- Haughton
- Logansport
- Oil City
- Plain Dealing
- Stonewall
- Vivian
Places with fewer than 1,000 people
Unincorporated places
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 557,201 people, 189,000 households, and 139,000 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was
- 60.58% White
- 28.74% African American
- 1.02% Native American
- 1.88% Asian
- 0.14% Pacific Islander
- 0.80% from other races
- 1.22% from two or more races
- 6.08% Hispanic or Latino
The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,974, and the median income for a family was $39,203. Males had a median income of $35,583 versus $31,848 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,521.
National Guard
Shreveport is the home of the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron which is part of the 256th Infantry Brigade.
See also
- Louisiana census statistical areas
- List of census-designated places in Louisiana
- List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana