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Bossier Parish

Louisiana · 131,867 residents (2025 est.) · 840 sq mi
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With 129,789 people, Bossier Parish is a county in Louisiana. Growth has run 32% since 2000, or 31,479 more people. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. The typical home is worth $227,200, having roughly tripled since 2000. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 15% more than in Louisiana as a whole.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
129,789
+32%since 2000
from 98,310 in 2000
131,867 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
155 / sq mi
+19%since 2009
from 129 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.7
+9%since 2000
from 33.8 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
840 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
82K95K108K121K134K19902000201020202024Bossier Parish
2024130K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.4%(8,302)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(8,838)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.4%(9,566)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(8,294)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(8,003)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3414.1%(18,270)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4414.4%(18,702)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.4%(14,834)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.5%(14,963)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.1%(11,843)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(5,617)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(2,557)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$69,617
−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,203 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$37,533
+107%since 2000
from $18,119 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
46.4%
+16.4 ptssince 2009
from 30.1% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
15.9%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 13.7% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.462
+6%since 2010
from 0.438 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.3%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Retail trade6.5%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance5.6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services4.8%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical4.5%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing2.7%
US avg: 1.6%
Manufacturing2.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1.1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$227,200
+58%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,000 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,174
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $488 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
65.1%
−4.4 ptssince 2000
from 69.5% in 2000
34.9% rent
Vacancy rate
10.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.50 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.48 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
18.8%
+1.6 ptssince 2009
from 17.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.6%
+9.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.7% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.3
+32%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
44
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.9%(71,701)
Black20.7%(20,347)
Hispanic / Latino3.1%(3,063)
Asian1.2%(1,216)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic61.6%(79,969)
Black23.5%(30,531)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(10,784)
Asian1.6%(2,068)
Other5%(6,437)
Diversity Score
69
+22%since 2009
from 57 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
31
−12%since 2020
from 36 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.3%(6,916)
Central American1.4%(1,819)
Honduran1%(1,351)
Dominican0.3%(436)
Puerto Rican0.3%(375)
Guatemalan0.2%(281)
Spaniard0.2%(223)
Salvadoran0.1%(140)
Colombian0.1%(119)
Cuban0.1%(114)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Asian origin
Filipino0.5%(662)
Vietnamese0.2%(323)
Asian Indian0.2%(227)
Chinese0.1%(162)
Thai0.1%(149)
Korean0.1%(124)
Japanese0%(42)
Taiwanese0%(27)
Pakistani0%(24)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(41)
Guamanian0%(17)
Chamorro0%(14)
Ancestry
English10.2%(13,288)
American8.5%(11,024)
German7.5%(9,690)
Irish7.1%(9,216)
French2%(2,567)
Italian1.9%(2,529)
Scottish1.6%(2,140)
Dutch1%(1,265)
Scotch-Irish0.9%(1,204)
Norwegian0.6%(720)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
Polish0.4%(514)
Swedish0.3%(340)
Welsh0.2%(315)
British0.2%(305)
Arab0.2%(278)
Guyanese0.2%(232)
Czech0.2%(205)
Slovak0.1%(185)
Hungarian0.1%(165)
West Indian0.1%(158)
Danish0.1%(133)
Finnish0.1%(123)
Portuguese0.1%(112)
Swiss0.1%(108)
Greek0.1%(105)
Kenyan0.1%(100)
Palestinian0.1%(95)
Lithuanian0.1%(91)
Lebanese0.1%(81)
Ukrainian0.1%(78)
Romanian0%(60)
Jordanian0%(55)
Ethiopian0%(51)
Jamaican0%(51)
Canadian0%(46)
Belgian0%(45)
Russian0%(45)
Armenian0%(42)
Nigerian0%(39)
Israeli0%(32)
Austrian0%(30)
Syrian0%(27)
Egyptian0%(20)
Serbian0%(12)
Slovene0%(6)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.4%
+10.3 ptssince 2000
from 18.1% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.9%
+7.9 ptssince 2000
from 83.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 6.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
22.7 min
+63%since 2000
from 13.9 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
83.1%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 86.0% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
6.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.3% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.6%
+5.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
0.8%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.3%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.1% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.9%
−1.3 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2011
from 67.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 69.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.2%
+1.3 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
41.9%
+12.1 ptssince 2009
from 29.8% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
4.3%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
11.0%
−5.2 ptssince 2009
from 16.2% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
15.5%
+3.2 ptssince 2012
from 12.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.5%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.8%
+18.3 ptssince 2017
from 67.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
94.9%
+2.6 ptssince 2020
from 92.3% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
87.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 87.7% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
92.1%
−2.0 ptssince 2016
from 94.0% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+2.0 ptssince 2016
from 3.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married35%(17,720)
Married50.1%(25,398)
Widowed3.4%(1,741)
Divorced11.4%(5,787)
Women 15+
Never married28.7%(15,069)
Married47.9%(25,100)
Widowed9.6%(5,056)
Divorced13.8%(7,212)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.5%
−5.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.3% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
49.2%
−2.3 ptssince 2020
from 51.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
17.5%
+1.3 ptssince 2020
from 16.2% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.9%
+2.8 ptssince 2020
from 22.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 3.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.4%
−3.5 ptssince 2020
from 67.9% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
41.2%
+4.2 ptssince 2020
from 37.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.3%(3,633)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)39.1%(4,017)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.3%(2,501)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.3%(549)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(101)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 10,278 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?

Bossier Parish, Louisiana has about 129,789 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?

The typical household in Bossier Parish, Louisiana earns about $69,617 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bossier Parish, Louisiana expensive?

In Bossier Parish, Louisiana, the median home is worth about $227,200, and the typical rent is about $1,174 a month.

How educated are people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?

About 28.4% of adults age 25 and over in Bossier Parish, Louisiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bossier Parish, Louisiana?

About 15.9% of people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bossier Parish, Louisiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Bossier Parish, Louisiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 43,701 residents, a change of about 51 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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