Bossier City Population and Demographics

Bossier City Louisiana Population and Demographics Resources

Bossier City City, Louisiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Bossier City Population: 56461 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 27426 48.58% Female 29035 51.42%       Under 5 years 4544 8.05% 5 to 9 years 4460 7.9% 10 to 14 years 4368 7.74% 15 to 19 years 4246 7.52% 20 to 24 years 4551 8.06% 25 to 34 years 8314 14.73% 35 to 44 years 8828 15.64% 45 to 54 years 6518 11.54% 55 to 59 years 2306 4.08% 60 to 64 years 2137 3.78% 65 to 74 years 3460 6.13% 75 to 84 years 2078 3.68% 85 years and over 651 1.15%       Median age (years) 32.1       18 years and over 40528 71.78% Male 19262 34.12% Female 21266 37.66% 21 years and over 37849 67.04% 62 years and over 7483 13.25% 65 years and over 6189 10.96% Male 2427 4.3% Female 3762 6.66%       Race     One race 55346 98.03% White 40335 71.44% Black or African American 12840 22.74% American Indian and Alaska Native 322 0.57% Asian 976 1.73% Asian indian 115 0.2% Chinese 95 0.17% Filipino 237 0.42% Japanese 83 0.15% Korean 150 0.27% Vietnamese 102 0.18% Other Asian 194 0.34% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 60 0.11% Native Hawaiian 8 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 30 0.05% Samoan 1 0% Other Pacific Islander 21 0.04% Some other race 813 1.44% Two or more races 1115 1.97%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 56461 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 2232 3.95% Mexican 1344 2.38% Puerto Rican 299 0.53% Cuban 45 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 544 0.96% Not Hispanic or Latino 54229 96.05% White alone 39177 69.39%       Relationship     Total Population 56461 100.00% In households 54766 97% Householder 21197 37.54% Spouse 10676 18.91% Child 17758 31.45% Own child under 18 years 14279 25.29% Other relatives 2657 4.71% Under 18 years 1361 2.41% Nonrelatives 2478 4.39% Unmarried partner 1016 1.8% In group quarters 1695 3% Institutionalized population 852 1.51% Non-Institutionalized population 843 1.49%       Households by Type     Total Households 21197 100.0 % Family households (families) 14894 70.26% With own children under 18 years 7802 36.81% Married-couple family 10676 50.37% With own children under 18 years 5070 23.92% Female householder, no husband present 3356 15.83% With own children under 18 years 2253 10.63% Non Family households 6303 29.74% Householder living alone 5238 24.71% Householder 65 years and over 1775 8.37%       Households with individuals under 18 years 8573 40.44% Households with individuals 65 years and over 4296 20.27%       Average Household size 2.58 Average family size 3.09       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 23026 100.00% Occupied housing units 21197 92.06% Vacant housing units 1829 7.94% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 119 0.52% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 21197 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 12714 59.98% Renter-occupied housing units. 8483 40.02%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.6 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.56

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