Shreveport, LA Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 55,671 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 4,075 | 7.3 |
| Kindergarten | 2,870 | 5.2 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 25,159 | 45.2 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 12,500 | 22.5 |
| College or graduate school | 11,067 | 19.9 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 124,960 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 7,690 | 6.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 18,580 | 14.9 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 38,494 | 30.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 27,845 | 22.3 |
| Associate degree | 4,637 | 3.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 18,389 | 14.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 9,325 | 7.5 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 79.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 22.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 156,026 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 49,063 | 31.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 68,098 | 43.6 |
| Separated | 5,828 | 3.7 |
| Widowed | 13,913 | 8.9 |
Female | 11,550 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 19,124 | 12.3 |
Female | 11,486 | 7.4 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,507 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 3,633 | 55.8 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 145,187 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 19,804 | 13.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 49,079 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 4,344 | 8.9 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 106,503 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 24,436 | 22.9 |
Percent employed | 52.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 82,067 | 77.1 |
Percent employed | 73.7 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 25,958 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 11,755 | 45.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 186,277 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 100,544 | 54.0 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 84,020 | 45.1 |
Same county | 58,376 | 31.3 |
Different county | 25,644 | 13.8 |
Same state | 11,710 | 6.3 |
Different state | 13,934 | 7.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,713 | 0.9 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 200,549 | 100.0 |
| Native | 197,301 | 98.4 |
Born in United States | 196,137 | 97.8 |
State of residence | 151,500 | 75.5 |
Different state | 44,637 | 22.3 |
Born outside United States | 1,164 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 3,248 | 1.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 1,225 | 0.6 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,566 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 1,682 | 0.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,248 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 873 | 26.9 |
| Asia | 1,413 | 43.5 |
| Africa | 120 | 3.7 |
| Oceania | 24 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 759 | 23.4 |
| Northern America | 59 | 1.8 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 186,277 | 100.0 |
| English only | 178,714 | 95.9 |
| Language other than English | 7,563 | 4.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,336 | 1.3 |
Spanish | 3,111 | 1.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,019 | 0.5 |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,855 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 716 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 1,176 | 0.6 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 501 | 0.3 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 200,549 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 177,770 | 88.6 |
| Arab | 545 | 0.3 |
| Czech1 | 215 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 112 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 1,357 | 0.7 |
| English | 13,348 | 6.7 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 7,659 | 3.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 1,181 | 0.6 |
| German | 10,459 | 5.2 |
| Greek | 382 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 100 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 13,154 | 6.6 |
| Italian | 3,357 | 1.7 |
| Lithuanian | 53 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 535 | 0.3 |
| Polish | 905 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 72 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 385 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 4,318 | 2.2 |
| Scottish | 2,485 | 1.2 |
| Slovak | 38 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,039 | 1.0 |
| Swedish | 707 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 198 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 40 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 13,079 | 6.5 |
| Welsh | 606 | 0.3 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 188 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 100,253 | 50.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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