Bossier Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	129,789	4,611,961	334,922,499	506th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,617	$60,756	$80,734	1228th of 3,221
Median Age	36.7	38.0	38.9	2786th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	28.4%	27.0%	35.7%	889th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$227,200	$216,500	$332,700	1110th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,174	$1,064	$1,413	579th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.9%	18.9%	12.5%	1117th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	6.3%	5.2%	749th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	154.6	106.7	n/a	749th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.3%	4.9%	14.1%	1130th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1443rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	65.1%	67.4%	65.2%	2734th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	25.7	26.4	1974th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.6%	8.1%	15.1%	1915th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.9%	n/a	n/a	1927th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.7%	41.8%	46.9%	2416th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.8%	n/a	n/a	2552nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	61.6%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.3%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.5%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	55.6	58.9	61.4

Age in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	36.7	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.8%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.4%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.0%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.4%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	50,826	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.9%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.2%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.7%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	31.8%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,533	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.2%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.2%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.9%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.9%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.9%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.6%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	56,743	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.4%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.2%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.4%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,991.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	34.9%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.7%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,445	$1,180	n/a

Education in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	9.1%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	28.0%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.6%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.1%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.3%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.0%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	83.1%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.8%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.3%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Bossier Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.1%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.9%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.1%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.5%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	6.4%	16.7%

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