Census place 2270000

Shreveport

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Shreveport city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Shreveport.

According to the 2025 estimate, Shreveport has a population of 175,902 and 1,626 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 35 covered Louisiana places are: median home value is $178,900, below the comparison median of $214,300; typical commute is 18.8 minutes, below the comparison median of 22.3 minutes; and median household income is $48,699, below the comparison median of $54,750. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median home value
$178,900
Below the comparison median of $214,300
typical commute
18.8 minutes
Below the comparison median of 22.3 minutes
median household income
$48,699
Below the comparison median of $54,750

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Shreveport's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
175,902
2025 estimate
Annual change
-0.6%
Population estimate
Density
1,626/sq mi
108.2 sq mi land area
Median age
37.9 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$48,699
Median home value
$178,900
Median gross rent
$987
Bachelor’s degree or higher
28.5%
Typical commute
18.8 min
Drive-alone commute
79.1%
Public transit commute
1.4%
Walked to work
1%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
46.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
55.7%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
52.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
5.2%
Working from home
6.9%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
85.2%
Homes built 2020+
0.4%
Households without a vehicle
11%
Households with children
27.7%
Residents with a disability
18.4%
Residents without insurance
8%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Caddo Parish provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
24
Hurricane declarations
17
Severe Ice Storm declarations
3
Coastal Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SHREVEPORT (2 mi from place center)
Average high
77.5°F
Average low
55.6°F
Annual rainfall
51.4"
Annual snowfall
0.9"

Month by month

A year in Shreveport.

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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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Median home
$221,700

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Population, housing, work, and travel data for this Census place.

Population
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Median home
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Population, housing, work, and travel data for this Census place.

Population
195,300
Median home
$161,900

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