SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 2006 ACS PROFILE
Selected Social Characteristics
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Housing Characteristics
ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates
SHREVEPORT Estimate Margin of Error
Selected Social Characteristics
Selected Social Characteristics : 2006 Total Population 203,914 +/-5,039
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 76,529 +/-2,493
Family households (families) 46,746 +/-2,641
With own children under 18 years 22,723 +/-2,052
Married-couple families 27,717 +/-2,228
With own children under 18 years 12,134 +/-1,534
Male householder, no wife present 2,798 +/-766
With own children under 18 years 1,114 +/-537
Female householder, no husband present 16,231 +/-1,734
With own children under 18 years 9,475 +/-1,580
Nonfamily households 29,783 +/-2,455
Householder living alone 25,715 +/-2,205
65 years and over 8,633 +/-1,240
Households with one or more people under 18 years 26,709 +/-2,077
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 18,512 +/-1,070
Average household size 2.59 +/-0.06
Average family size 3.38 +/-0.13
RELATIONSHIP
Household population 198,412 +/-5,053
Householder 76,529 +/-2,493
Spouse 27,384 +/-2,237
Child 63,543 +/-3,708
Other relatives 20,405 +/-2,939
Nonrelatives 10,551 +/-2,409
Unmarried partner 3,363 +/-1,161
MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over 72,735 +/-2,523
Never married 28,684 +/-1,953
Now married, except separated 31,334 +/-2,618
Separated 2,635 +/-930
Widowed 2,881 +/-1,051
Divorced 7,201 +/-1,539
Females 15 years and over 86,643 +/-2,113
Never married 29,249 +/-1,615
Now married, except separated 30,078 +/-2,671
Separated 3,577 +/-1,083
Widowed 12,286 +/-1,295
Divorced 11,453 +/-1,647
FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 2,921 +/-886
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 1,670 +/-671
Per 1,000 unmarried women 50 +/-21
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 54 +/-17
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 28 +/-28
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 113 +/-37
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 3 +/-6
GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years in households 5,792 +/-1,352
Responsible for grandchildren 2283 +/-968
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year 191 +/-212
1 or 2 years 1,003 +/-863
3 or 4 years 366 +/-268
5 or more years 723 +/-385
Characteristics of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years
Who are female 60.7 +/-11.4
Who are married 67.4 +/-17.3
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 54,652 +/-2,680
Nursery school, preschool 3,585 +/-984
Kindergarten 2,340 +/-755
Elementary school (grades 1-8) 24,409 +/-1,600
High school (grades 9-12) 12,344 +/-1,747
College or graduate school 11,974 +/-1,572
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 127,232 +/-3,618
Less than 9th grade 7,616 +/-1,404
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16,029 +/-1,988
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 43,676 +/-3,549
Some college, no degree 24,008 +/-2,377
Associate's degree 5,451 +/-1,099
Bachelor's degree 18,590 +/-2,083
Graduate or professional degree 11,862 +/-1,447
Percent high school graduate or higher 81.4 +/-1.8
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 23.9 +/-1.9
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over 148,366 +/-3,893
Civilian veterans 17,718 +/-1,712
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 years and over 182,613 +/-4,828
With a disability 36,083 +/-3,159
Population 5 to 15 years 31,115 +/-1,651
With a disability 2,890 +/-1,036
Population 16 to 64 years 126,203 +/-3,895
With a disability 20,403 +/-2,512
Population 65 years and over 25,295 +/-1,398
With a disability 12,790 +/-1,415
RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over 200,177 +/-5,058
Same house 156,213 +/-6,540
Different house in the U.S. 42,159 +/-5,341
Same county 25,608 +/-4,502
Different county 16,551 +/-3,914
Same state 10,763 +/-3,367
Different state 5,788 +/-2,586
Abroad 1,805 +/-739
PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 203,914 +/-5,039
Native 198,345 +/-4,955
Born in United States 196,594 +/-5,010
State of residence 152,304 +/-5,004
Different state 44,290 +/-3,983
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 1,751 +/-778
Foreign born 5,569 +/-1,185
U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population 5,569 +/-1,185
Naturalized U.S. citizen 1,551 +/-716
Not a U.S. citizen 4,018 +/-1,112
YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States 7,320 +/-1,249
Native 1,751 +/-778
Entered 2000 or later 0 +/-267
Entered before 2000 1751 +/-778
Foreign born 5,569 +/-1,185
Entered 2000 or later 1,590 +/-707
Entered before 2000 3,979 +/-990
WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea N N
Europe N N
Asia N N
Africa N N
Oceania N N
Latin America N N
Northern America N N
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over N N
English only N N
Language other than English N N
Speak English less than "very well" N N
Spanish N N
Speak English less than "very well" N N
Other Indo-European languages N N
Speak English less than "very well" N N
Asian and Pacific Islander languages N N
Speak English less than "very well" N N
Other languages N N
Speak English less than "very well" N N
ANCESTRY
Total population 203,914 +/-5,039
American 11,507 +/-2,068
Arab 339 +/-364
Czech 386 +/-419
Danish 0 +/-267
Dutch 2,046 +/-850
English 16,736 +/-3,260
French (except Basque) 12,686 +/-2,767
French Canadian 626 +/-473
German 13,669 +/-2,792
Greek 517 +/-412
Hungarian 0 +/-267
Irish 16,751 +/-2,488
Italian 4,793 +/-1,679
Lithuanian 173 +/-209
Norwegian 1,405 +/-872
Polish 911 +/-608
Portuguese 195 +/-193
Russian 665 +/-430
Scotch-Irish 5,221 +/-1,103
Scottish 2,697 +/-885
Slovak 117 +/-141
Subsaharan African 972 +/-627
Swedish 728 +/-398
Swiss 46 +/-77
Ukrainian 181 +/-179
Welsh 1,340 +/-1,176
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) 0 +/-267
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Economic Characteristics: 2006
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over 156,191 +/-4,135
In labor force 95,504 +/-4,100
Civilian labor force 94,572 +/-4,125
Employed 84,059 +/-4,204
Unemployed 10,513 +/-2,304
Armed Forces 932 +/-478
Not in labor force 60,687 +/-3,058
Civilian labor force 94,572 +/-4,125
Unemployed 11.1 +/-2.4
Females 16 years and over 85,429 +/-2,148
In labor force