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Shreveport LA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	200,145	88 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 398) (99%)
Average Income	$30,526	16,249 (35%)	151 (62%)
Median House Value	$73,200	13,045 (48%)	127 (68%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	46.7%	23,248 (of 25,150) (8%)	305 (of 398) (23%)
% Black Population	50.8%	976 (96%)	91 (77%)
% Hispanic Population	1.6%	12,538 (50%)	148 (63%)
% Asian Population	0.8%	6,799 (73%)	80 (80%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,851 (53%)	209 (47%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	79.0%	13,652 (of 25,150) (46%)	82 (of 398) (79%)
% College Graduates	22.2%	5,905 (77%)	43 (89%)
% Never Married	31.4%	2,905 (88%)	92 (77%)
% Married	43.6%	22,896 (9%)	319 (20%)
% Seperated	3.7%	2,734 (89%)	94 (76%)
% Divorced	12.3%	6,710 (73%)	79 (80%)
% Foreign Born	1.6%	12,569 (50%)	103 (74%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	86,921	83 (of 25,150) (100%)	3 (of 398) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	7.8%	17,961 (29%)	219 (45%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.8%	14,245 (43%)	119 (70%)
Average Rooms in House	5.2	15,936 (37%)	194 (51%)
% Households with No Car	14.3%	3,156 (87%)	143 (64%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	11.5%	20,840 (17%)	227 (43%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	11,474 (54%)	346 (13%)
Median House Value	$73,200	13,045 (48%)	127 (68%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	8.6%	7,904 (69%)	201 (49%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.0%	4,096 (84%)	38 (90%)
Average Monthly Rent	$470	11,402 (55%)	87 (78%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	60.8%	13,978 (of 25,150) (44%)	92 (of 398) (77%)
% Drive Alone to Work	78.9%	12,188 (52%)	183 (54%)
% Take Public Transportation	2.8%	2,993 (88%)	21 (95%)
% Walk to Work	1.7%	15,043 (40%)	223 (44%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.3	19,344 (23%)	359 (10%)
% Households making less than $10,000	16.2%	5,657 (78%)	243 (39%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.8%	4,973 (80%)	53 (87%)
Median Household Income	$30,526	16,249 (35%)	151 (62%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	3.8%	8,675 (66%)	155 (61%)
Per Capita Income	$17,759	10,444 (58%)	61 (85%)
Male Worker Income	$31,278	12,712 (49%)	172 (57%)
Female Worker Income	$21,659	13,854 (45%)	123 (69%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	18.7%	3,592 (86%)	191 (52%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	22.8%	3,631 (86%)	190 (52%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Dallas, Texas	174 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Mobile, Alabama	0.94
Augusta, Georgia	0.94
Montgomery, Alabama	0.92
Richmond, Virginia	0.91
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.89
Columbus, Georgia	0.88
Akron, Ohio	0.88
Dayton, Ohio	0.88
Rochester, New York	0.87
Norfolk, Virginia	0.86

Shreveport LA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	837	11
Houseowners with Costs as a Percent of income Not Computed	899	24
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	12,889	25
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	4,156	30
Black or African American Population	101,679	33

Shreveport LA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Scotch-Irish People	4,318	1
American Ancestor Population	13,079	1
Mobile Homes	2,431	1
Wood Fueled Households	110	1
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	12,889	1

Shreveport LA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	47.4%	23,378
Percent Married Couple Family Households	38.3%	23,361
Percent White Population	46.7%	23,248
Percent Spouse in Household Population	15.0%	22,995
Percent Married People	43.6%	22,896

Shreveport LA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 398)
Average Commute Time	19	359
Percent Mobile Homes	2.8%	356
Percent Cuban Population	0.0%	354
Percent Hungarian People	0.0%	350
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	0	350

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Shreveport LA	Mobile, Alabama
Total Population	198,915	200,145
Average Age	34.3	34.3
Average Income	$31,445	$30,526
Median House Value	$81,400	$73,200
% White Population	50.4%	46.7%
% Black Population	46.3%	50.8%
% Asian Population	1.5%	0.8%
% Hispanic Population	1.4%	1.6%

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