Living in Bossier Parish School District, Louisiana

Overview

A total of 49,377 households are located in Bossier Parish School District area. Among them, 17,344 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children in the region is 35,710 and 31,091 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (2,280) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (7,095) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Bossier Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	49,377
Population	123,500
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	17,344 (35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	35,710
Total Students	31,091
Pre-Kindergarten	2,336
Kindergarten	1,846
Grade 1-8	13,827
Grade 9-12	6,233
College/Graduate School	6,849
Veterans	90,014
Non-citizen	2,280
Non-English Home Language	7,095
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

98,607 residents are over the age of 16 and 61,853 people are in labor force. Among them, 56,889 people are in civilian labor force and 4,964 are in armed labor force. 54,094 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bossier Parish School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	58,235	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	50,722	87.10%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,088	7.02%
Public transportation	244	0.42%
Walked	709	1.22%
Other method	726	1.25%
Worked from home	1,746	3.00%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,094	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	19,542	36.13%
Service	9,433	17.44%
Sales and office	13,438	24.84%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,100	11.28%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,581	10.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,094	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,997	3.69%
Construction	4,068	7.52%
Manufacturing	3,561	6.58%
Wholesale trade	1,437	2.66%
Retail trade	6,254	11.56%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,970	5.49%
Information	765	1.41%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	2,878	5.32%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	4,924	9.10%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,222	22.59%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,729	10.59%
Other services, except public administration	3,169	5.86%
Public administration	4,120	7.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	54,094	-
Private wage and salary workers	41,742	77.17%
Government workers	9,375	17.33%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,935	5.43%
Unpaid family workers	42	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,481 for the 49,377 households in Bossier Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $32,752. 110,143 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.48%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	49,377	-
Less than $10,000	3,806	7.71%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,203	4.46%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,015	10.16%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,668	11.48%
$35,000 - $49,999	6,220	12.60%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,554	17.32%
$75,000 - $99,999	6,772	13.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,596	13.36%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,559	5.18%
More than $200,000	1,984	4.02%
Median Household Income	$54,268	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,481	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	33,339	-
Less than $10,000	1,712	5.14%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,259	3.78%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,581	7.74%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,144	9.43%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,659	10.98%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,788	17.36%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,347	16.04%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,735	17.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,280	6.84%
More than $200,000	1,834	5.50%

Median Family Income	$68,018	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$83,277	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$32,752	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$48,417	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$48,417	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	120,404	-
With health insurance coverage	110,143	91.48%
Public coverage	42,903	35.63%
Private health insurance	84,062	69.82%
Without health insurance coverage	10,261	8.52%

Housing

There are 56,946 housing units in Bossier Parish School District area, Louisiana with 49,377 units (86.71%) occupied. 31,315 houses (63.42%) are occupied by owner and 18,062 houses (36.58%) are rented. The average housing value is $172,400 and the average rental cost is $992. 1,994 houses (3.50%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 2,205 houses (3.87%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,946	-
Occupied	49,377	86.71%
Owner Occupied	31,315	63.42%
Renter Occupied	18,062	36.58%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	38,312	67.28%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,665	2.92%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,621	16.89%
Mobile Homes	7,282	12.79%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	66	0.12%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,946	-
Built 2014 or later	1,994	3.50%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,802	6.68%
Built 2000 - 2009	9,967	17.50%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,913	15.65%
Built 1980 - 1989	9,604	16.87%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,083	15.95%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,295	11.05%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,083	8.93%
Built 1949 or earlier	2,205	3.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,946	-
1 room	466	0.82%
2 rooms	1,337	2.35%
3 rooms	4,113	7.22%
4 rooms	8,025	14.09%
5 rooms	15,414	27.07%
6 rooms	11,178	19.63%
7 rooms	6,772	11.89%
8 rooms	4,582	8.05%
9 rooms or more	5,059	8.88%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	56,946	-
no bedroom	505	0.89%
1 bedroom	4,699	8.25%
2 bedrooms	11,774	20.68%
3 bedrooms	28,533	50.11%
4 bedrooms	10,609	18.63%
5 bedrooms or more	826	1.45%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	31,315	-
Less than $50,000	3,237	10.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,100	13.09%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,947	15.80%
$150,000 - $199,999	7,114	22.72%
$200,000 - $299,999	7,136	22.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,820	12.20%
$500,000 - $999,999	769	2.46%
$1,000,000 or more	192	0.61%
Median House Value	$172,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	16,827	-
Less than $500	1,543	9.17%
$500 - $999	6,992	41.55%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,514	38.71%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,313	7.80%
$2,000 - $2,499	365	2.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	100	0.59%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$992	-

Demographic

A total of 126,499 people lives in Bossier Parish School District area, Louisiana with 62,397 male and 64,102 female. The males to female ratio is 49.33 to 50.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	126,499	-
Male	62,397	49.33%
Female	64,102	50.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	126,499	-
Under 5 years	8,781	6.94%
5 - 9 years	8,998	7.11%
10 - 14 years	8,634	6.83%
15 - 19 years	8,000	6.32%
20 - 24 years	8,542	6.75%
25 - 34 years	19,454	15.38%
35 - 44 years	16,739	13.23%
45 - 54 years	14,798	11.70%
55 - 59 years	7,929	6.27%
60 - 64 years	7,148	5.65%
65 - 74 years	10,038	7.94%
75 - 84 years	5,537	4.38%
85 years and older	1,901	1.50%
Median Age	35.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	126,499	-
One Race	124,068	98.08%
White	90,919	71.87%
Black or African American	28,793	22.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native	643	0.51%
Asian	2,395	1.89%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	121	0.10%
Other	1,197	0.95%

Two or more races	2,431	1.92%
White and Black or African American	590	0.47%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	471	0.37%
White and Asian	585	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	19	0.02%

Living in Bossier Parish School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic