Southern University at Shreveport's Living Circumstances

Caddo Parish School District Overview

Southern University at Shreveport located in Caddo Parish School District area. A total of 95,864 households are located in Caddo Parish School District area. Among them, 27,981 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.25 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 74,145 and 59,330 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.30% (3,129) of residents are non-citizens and 3.27% (7,864) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Caddo Parish School District, Louisiana
Household	95,864
Population	240,815
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	27,981 (29.19%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	74,145
Total Students	59,330
Pre-Kindergarten	4,493
Kindergarten	2,943
Grade 1-8	26,823
Grade 9-12	12,903
College/Graduate School	12,168
Veterans	186,278
Non-citizen	3,129
Non-English Home Language	7,864
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

193,489 residents are over the age of 16 and 111,275 people are in labor force. Among them, 110,556 people are in civilian labor force and 719 are in armed labor force. 103,071 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	102,126	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	87,516	85.69%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	8,272	8.10%
Public transportation	1,591	1.56%
Walked	1,220	1.19%
Other method	934	0.91%
Worked from home	2,593	2.54%
Average Commute Time	21 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	103,071	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	33,923	32.91%
Service	22,503	21.83%
Sales and office	23,195	22.50%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	9,833	9.54%
Production, transportation, and material moving	13,617	13.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	103,071	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	2,989	2.90%
Construction	6,352	6.16%
Manufacturing	6,010	5.83%
Wholesale trade	2,376	2.31%
Retail trade	12,378	12.01%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,974	5.80%
Information	1,863	1.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5,098	4.95%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	8,958	8.69%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	28,084	27.25%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	12,341	11.97%
Other services, except public administration	5,934	5.76%
Public administration	4,714	4.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	103,071	-
Private wage and salary workers	82,791	80.32%
Government workers	14,991	14.54%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,137	4.98%
Unpaid family workers	152	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,177 for the 95,864 households in Caddo Parish School District area, Louisiana. The average income of a single worker is $28,047. 218,907 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.72%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	95,864	-
Less than $10,000	10,207	10.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,970	7.27%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,457	14.04%
$25,000 - $34,999	11,123	11.60%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,130	12.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	15,000	15.65%
$75,000 - $99,999	9,612	10.03%
$100,000 - $149,999	9,776	10.20%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,461	3.61%
More than $200,000	4,128	4.31%
Median Household Income	$41,797	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,177	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	58,934	-
Less than $10,000	3,896	6.61%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,803	4.76%
$15,000 - $24,999	6,937	11.77%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,686	9.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,301	12.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	10,278	17.44%
$75,000 - $99,999	7,237	12.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,286	14.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,815	4.78%
More than $200,000	3,695	6.27%

Median Family Income	$56,007	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$80,129	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,047	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$46,840	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$46,840	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	241,306	-
With health insurance coverage	218,907	90.72%
Public coverage	111,299	46.12%
Private health insurance	138,656	57.46%
Without health insurance coverage	22,399	9.28%

Housing

There are 113,247 housing units in Caddo Parish School District area, Louisiana with 95,864 units (84.65%) occupied. 57,358 houses (59.83%) are occupied by owner and 38,506 houses (40.17%) are rented. The average housing value is $149,200 and the average rental cost is $797. 1,968 houses (1.74%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 12,212 houses (10.78%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	113,247	-
Occupied	95,864	84.65%
Owner Occupied	57,358	59.83%
Renter Occupied	38,506	40.17%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	77,009	68.00%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,139	2.77%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	22,989	20.30%
Mobile Homes	10,047	8.87%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	63	0.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	113,247	-
Built 2014 or later	1,968	1.74%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,051	2.69%
Built 2000 - 2009	11,172	9.87%
Built 1990 - 1999	11,566	10.21%
Built 1980 - 1989	16,211	14.31%
Built 1970 - 1979	23,204	20.49%
Built 1960 - 1969	18,460	16.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	15,403	13.60%
Built 1949 or earlier	12,212	10.78%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	113,247	-
1 room	1,821	1.61%
2 rooms	2,217	1.96%
3 rooms	9,458	8.35%
4 rooms	17,864	15.77%
5 rooms	29,977	26.47%
6 rooms	22,196	19.60%
7 rooms	13,226	11.68%
8 rooms	8,234	7.27%
9 rooms or more	8,254	7.29%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	113,247	-
no bedroom	1,902	1.68%
1 bedroom	11,916	10.52%
2 bedrooms	27,661	24.43%
3 bedrooms	54,228	47.88%
4 bedrooms	15,226	13.44%
5 bedrooms or more	2,314	2.04%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	57,358	-
Less than $50,000	6,913	12.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	11,253	19.62%
$100,000 - $149,999	10,688	18.63%
$150,000 - $199,999	11,225	19.57%
$200,000 - $299,999	9,161	15.97%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,395	9.41%
$500,000 - $999,999	2,144	3.74%
$1,000,000 or more	579	1.01%
Median House Value	$149,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	35,614	-
Less than $500	5,417	15.21%
$500 - $999	21,101	59.25%
$1,000 - $1,499	7,194	20.20%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,346	3.78%
$2,000 - $2,499	256	0.72%
$2,500 - $2,999	193	0.54%
$3,000 or more	107	0.30%
Median Rental Costs	$797	-

Demographic

A total of 245,831 people lives in Caddo Parish School District area, Louisiana with 116,446 male and 129,385 female. The males to female ratio is 47.37 to 52.63. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	245,831	-
Male	116,446	47.37%
Female	129,385	52.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	245,831	-
Under 5 years	16,802	6.83%
5 - 9 years	15,596	6.34%
10 - 14 years	16,848	6.85%
15 - 19 years	15,190	6.18%
20 - 24 years	15,492	6.30%
25 - 34 years	34,358	13.98%
35 - 44 years	29,565	12.03%
45 - 54 years	28,824	11.73%
55 - 59 years	16,143	6.57%
60 - 64 years	16,412	6.68%
65 - 74 years	23,410	9.52%
75 - 84 years	11,879	4.83%
85 years and older	5,312	2.16%
Median Age	37.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	245,831	-
One Race	240,804	97.96%
White	113,489	46.17%
Black or African American	120,925	49.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native	933	0.38%
Asian	3,166	1.29%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	123	0.05%
Other	2,168	0.88%

Two or more races	5,027	2.04%
White and Black or African American	1,516	0.62%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,222	0.50%
White and Asian	429	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	344	0.14%