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Carson, CA vs Shreveport, LA

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Highlights
- Shreveport is 0% more densely populated than Carson.
- People are 19.0% less likely to be married in Shreveport.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years younger in Shreveport.
 Carson, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock189,374329,725,481
 Female Population50.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.438.4
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 Population - 201091,562  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock200,145285,036,114
 Population - 199083,995  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.7%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now7.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,767.593.4
 Land Area18.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock15.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Carson, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.3%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Carson, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 White7.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock56.4%12.2%
 Asian27.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Carson, CAShreveport, LAUnited States
 Married Population47.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.8%50.2%
 Never Married38.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed5.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.462.60
 Households26,095  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock43,13280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,786  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children19.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Carson    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

The city is going through "Urban Renewal", which means the poor,elderly and homeless can't afford the "NEW" Townhomes so this is what goes on if you fall under either  More

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Over 10 years ago

The weather is very nice throughout the year. We could use more  More

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I've lived in Carson all my life and the only thing special here is the weather. Summers are great, as it is in the 70s for most of the time. However, this is a  More

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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 5 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 6 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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