Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area.

Downtown Shreveport and Bossier City.

The Red River between Shreveport and Bossier City

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers four parishes – Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and De Soto. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 439,000(though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed the population at 447,000).

Parishes

• Bossier Parish
• Caddo Parish
• De Soto Parish

Communities

Places with more than 50,000 people

• Shreveport (Principal city)
• Bossier City (Principal city)

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 people

• Mansfield
• Red Chute (census-designated place)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

• Belcher
• Benton
• Blanchard
• Eastwood (census-designated place)
• Greenwood
• Haughton
• Logansport
• Oil City
• Plain Dealing
• Stonewall
• Vivian

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

• Gilliam
• Grand Cane
• Hosston
• Ida
• Keachi
• Longstreet
• Mooringsport
• Rodessa
• South Mansfield
• Stanley

Unincorporated places

• Frierson
• Keithville
• Kingston

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 557,201 people, 189,000 households, and 139,000 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was

• 59.48% White,
• 37.68% African American,
• 0.42% Native American,
• 0.74% Asian,
• 0.04% Pacific Islander,
• 0.54% from other races, and
• 1.09% from two or more races
• 1.82% Hispanic or Latino of any race

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,974, and the median income for a family was $39,203. Males had a median income of $35,583 versus $31,848 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,521.

National Guard

Shreveport is the home of the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron which is part of the 256th Infantry Brigade.

See also

• Louisiana census statistical areas
• List of census-designated places in Louisiana
• List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana