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People QuickFacts |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
198,364 | 4,496,334 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-0.9% | 0.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
200,145 | 4,468,976 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
0.9% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 7.1% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
26.9% | 27.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.9% | 11.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
53.4% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
46.7% | 63.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
50.8% | 32.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.7% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.0% | 59.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.1% | 9.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
79.0% | 74.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.2% | 18.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
19.3 | 25.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
86,802 | 1,847,181 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
59.0% | 67.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$73,200 | $85,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
78,662 | 1,656,053 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.48 | 2.62 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$30,526 | $32,566 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,759 | $16,912 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
22.8% | 19.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Shreveport |
Louisiana |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,722,974 | 46,972,265 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,056,451 | 35,807,894 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$10,827 | $8,229 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
219,333 | 5,259,921 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
14,412 | 295,679 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
14.3% | 14.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
29.0% | 23.9% |
