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Shreveport, LA vs Bossier City, LA

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Highlights
- Bossier City is 0% more densely populated than Shreveport.
- People are 18.0% more likely to be married in Bossier City.
- The Median Age is 1.7 years younger in Bossier City.
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 Shreveport, LABossier City, LAUnited States
 Population189,37463,168329,725,481
 Female Population52.7%50.4%50.5%
 Male Population47.3%49.6%49.5%
 Median Age36.434.738.4
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 Population - 2010201,40961,958309,327,143
 Population - 2000200,14556,461285,036,114
 Population - 1990198,52552,721251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now-7.7%20.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.9%29.4%30.8%
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 Population Density1,767.51,452.893.4
 Land Area107.143.53,531,905.4
 Water Area15.21.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Shreveport, LABossier City, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%7.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 96.3%5.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.1%7.4%6.6%
 Age 15 to 174.1%3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%4.3%4.0%
 Age 21 to 244.6%5.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.3%16.9%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.1%13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.9%10.3%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.1%5.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%5.9%6.3%
 Age 65 to 749.7%8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.4%3.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.2%2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Shreveport, LABossier City, LAUnited States
 White36.2%56.5%59.4%
 Black56.4%27.8%12.2%
 Asian1.6%2.4%5.6%
 Native American0.3%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.1%0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%2.5%3.2%
 Hispanic2.9%10.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Shreveport, LABossier City, LAUnited States
 Married Population38.2%45.1%49.8%
     Currently Married35.4%43.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%1.4%1.8%
 Single Population61.8%54.9%50.2%
 Never Married42.2%34.6%33.8%
 Divorced13.0%12.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.6%7.4%5.6%
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 Household Size2.462.532.60
 Households74,94924,185124,010,992
 Family Households43,13214,88080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.3%29.7%30.5%
     Married couple, no children35.2%36.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,8179,30543,255,233
     Single householder, w/children27.4%24.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.1%9.6%10.8%

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Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Bossier City    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Bossier City is pretty much where people from Shreveport go when they get fed up with the crime, dysfunction, and high taxes over there. That said, it is no paradise.   More

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This is sort of the "good side" of the Red River. A little safer than Shreveport, but not by much! Has some modern stores and livable apartments. Just be wary of who  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lived here for 7 years, ready to leave, mind you. There are a number of colleges including a state university branch. It gets terribly hot and humid in the summer with  More

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