Shreveport, Louisiana demographics

Shreveport, LA demographics: median age 37.9; 28.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Shreveport city, Louisiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 2270000. The survey estimates a population of 180,982 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Shreveport is 37.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 75,996 households (±1,042). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.9 ±0.6	38.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 180,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Under 18	43,835 ±1,258	24.2% ±0.7 pp	23.5%	22.0%
18–34	39,728 ±1,092	22.0% ±0.6 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	65,205 ±1,722	36.0% ±1.0 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	32,214 ±1,237	17.8% ±0.7 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 180,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Male	84,947 ±654	46.9% ±0.4 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	96,035 ±653	53.1% ±0.4 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 180,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
White alone	64,260 ±1,486	35.5% ±0.8 pp	56.9%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	101,566 ±1,788	56.1% ±1.0 pp	30.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	324 ±122	0.2% ±0.1 pp	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,842 ±389	1.6% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	98 ±94 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,037 ±703	1.7% ±0.4 pp	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,855 ±1,279	4.9% ±0.7 pp	7.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 180,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	173,626 ±447	95.9% ±0.2 pp	92.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,356 ±449	4.1% ±0.2 pp	7.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 75,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	22,277 ±1,231	29.3% ±1.6 pp	41.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,602 ±606	4.7% ±0.8 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	16,585 ±1,021	21.8% ±1.3 pp	15.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	29,470 ±1,293	38.8% ±1.6 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,062 ±621	5.3% ±0.8 pp	5.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 75,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	21,062 ±773	27.7% ±0.9 pp	30.3%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	54,934 ±1,348	72.3% ±1.5 pp	69.7%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 75,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	29,470 ±1,293	38.8% ±1.6 pp	31.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	24,155 ±1,226	31.8% ±1.6 pp	32.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	10,296 ±945	13.5% ±1.2 pp	15.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	6,785 ±671	8.9% ±0.9 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	3,613 ±604	4.8% ±0.8 pp	5.5%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,033 ±334	1.4% ±0.4 pp	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	644 ±266	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 180,982
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Native	175,934 ±725	97.2% ±0.4 pp	95.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,048 ±720	2.8% ±0.4 pp	4.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 169,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
English only	162,718 ±1,114	95.8% ±0.6 pp	91.5%	77.7%
Spanish	3,738 ±796	2.2% ±0.5 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	455 ±165	0.3% ±0.1 pp	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	157 ±105 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	272 ±325 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	612 ±255	0.4% ±0.2 pp	0.5%	2.0%
Korean	83 ±203 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	502 ±343 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	245 ±219 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	349 ±191 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	142 ±116 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	307 ±272 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	292 ±166 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 122,538
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	15,110 ±1,207	12.3% ±1.0 pp	12.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	36,613 ±1,742	29.9% ±1.4 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	27,591 ±1,427	22.5% ±1.2 pp	20.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	8,264 ±717	6.7% ±0.6 pp	7.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	19,627 ±1,402	16.0% ±1.1 pp	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	15,333 ±1,232	12.5% ±1.0 pp	10.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 178,985
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Louisiana	U.S.
Same house	152,817 ±2,634	85.4% ±1.5 pp	88.6%	87.7%
Moved within same county	16,253 ±2,086	9.1% ±1.2 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,354 ±797	2.4% ±0.4 pp	3.1%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	5,035 ±1,402	2.8% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	526 ±214	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.0% of Shreveport residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.8% in Louisiana and 8.4% nationally. 85.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Shreveport	Louisiana	U.S.	Compared with Louisiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.0% ±0.7 pp	7.8%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	85.2% ±1.2 pp	86.6%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.4% ±0.5 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Shreveport . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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