Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area.
Downtown Shreveport and Bossier City.

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.

Parishes

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 people

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

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

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

References

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