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Bossier Parish, Louisiana (LA)

County population in 2022: 129,276 (76% urban, 24% rural); it was 98,310 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 20,844
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,369
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 25,442
Renter-occupied apartments: 15,002 (it was 11,186 in 2000)
% of renters here:

31%
State:

33%

Land area: 839 sq. mi.

Water area: 27.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 154 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Bossier Parish: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.3%), Retail trade (12.0%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 23%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Bossier Parish, LA (2022)
    • 82,77864.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 30,93223.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9,2387.1%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,7092.9%Two or more races
    • 2,3041.8%Asian alone
    • 1960.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 1190.09%Some other race alone
Median resident age:

38.0 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 64,202  (49.7%)
Females: 65,074  (50.3%)
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Average household size:
Bossier Parish:

2.0 people
Louisiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $62,421 ($39,203 in 1999)
This county:

$62,421
Louisiana:

$55,416

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $878 (lower quartile is $558, upper quartile is $1,181)
This county:

$878
State:

$779


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,700 (it was $79,000 in 2000)
Bossier:

$219,700
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,500 - $298,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $315,495
Here:

$315,495
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $301,022
Here:

$301,022
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $270,492
Here:

$270,492
State:

$325,117

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $95,910
Here:

$95,910
State:

$213,088

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $201,273
Here:

$201,273
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $90,433
Here:

$90,433
State:

$89,857

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $189,063
Here:

$189,063
State:

$73,931

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,442
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $433

Institutionalized population: 1,137

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 16
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 129
  • Burglaries: 102
  • Thefts: 354
  • Auto thefts: 50

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 4
  • Rapes: 10
  • Robberies: 6
  • Assaults: 94
  • Burglaries: 131
  • Thefts: 398
  • Auto thefts: 42
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Health of residents in Bossier Parish based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
66.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
38.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
56.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 170 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 531 buildings, average cost: $257,200
  • 2021: 785 buildings, average cost: $231,500
  • 2020: 623 buildings, average cost: $181,400
  • 2019: 640 buildings, average cost: $196,300
  • 2018: 658 buildings, average cost: $190,300
  • 2017: 660 buildings, average cost: $178,500
  • 2016: 598 buildings, average cost: $184,400
  • 2015: 557 buildings, average cost: $170,200
  • 2014: 876 buildings, average cost: $156,600
  • 2013: 869 buildings, average cost: $153,700
  • 2012: 877 buildings, average cost: $159,300
  • 2011: 844 buildings, average cost: $164,700
  • 2010: 780 buildings, average cost: $150,600
  • 2009: 750 buildings, average cost: $147,600
  • 2008: 594 buildings, average cost: $133,500
  • 2007: 828 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2006: 1038 buildings, average cost: $142,600
  • 2005: 1037 buildings, average cost: $125,200
  • 2004: 864 buildings, average cost: $147,300
  • 2003: 760 buildings, average cost: $145,600
  • 2002: 559 buildings, average cost: $131,500
  • 2001: 508 buildings, average cost: $119,600
  • 2000: 438 buildings, average cost: $120,800
  • 1999: 491 buildings, average cost: $122,100
  • 1998: 390 buildings, average cost: $118,600
  • 1997: 392 buildings, average cost: $102,400
Number of permits per 10,000 Bossier, LA residents
Average permit cost in Bossier, LA

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,527 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $814 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Bossier, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Bossier, LA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bossier, LA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 12.6%
Bossier Parish:

12.6%
Louisiana:

18.6%
(8.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 28.6% for Black residents, 27.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 4.5% for American Indian residents, 10.6% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 8.3% for other race residents, 14.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 38.0 years old
(Males: 36.1 years old, Females: 39.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.4 years old, Black residents: 34.6 years old, American Indian residents: 18.8 years old, Asian residents: 43.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.4 years old, Other race residents: 23.1 years old)

Area name: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bossier Parish is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $714 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bossier City, Red Chute, Eastwood, Haughton, Benton, Plain Dealing.

Bossier Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

2023 air pollution in Bossier Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 21.8 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.5 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bossier Parish: Caddo Correctional Institute (A), Rogers Station (B), Sentell Plantation (C), Riverside Swim Club (D), Hicks Crossing (E), East Ridge Country Club (F), B and S Landing (G), Northwood Country Club (H), Jeters Landing (I), Caddo Fire District 1 (J), Caddo Parish Fire District 5 Station 2 (K), Caddo Parish Fire District 5 Station 1 (L), Caddo Parish Fire District 4 (M), Shreveport Fire Department Station 22 (N), Caddo Parish Fire District 6 (O), Caddo Correctional Institute (P). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bossier Parish include: Thomas Church (A), Three States Church (B), Union Chapel (C), Williams Chapel (D), Baptist Temple (E), Faith Tabernacle (F), New Testament Church (G), Oakdale Church (H), Antioch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Antioch Cemetery (1), New Hill Cemetery (2), McDonald Cemetery (3), Lester Cemetery (4), Light Hill Cemetery (5), Black Bayou Cemetery (6), Slaughter Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Gold Point Lake (A), Lachute Lake (B), Palmetta Lake (C), Old River Lake (D), Muddy Lake (E), Bluehole Pond (F), Goose Pond (G), Monterey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked Bayou (A), Cowhide Bayou (B), Cocklebur Bayou (C), Choctaw Bayou (D), Hoss Creek (E), Horse Creek (F), Hartman Branch (G), Halfway Slough (H), Buchanan Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bossier Parish include: Soda Lake State Wildlife Management Area (1), Walter Jacobs Park (2), Richard Fleming Park (3), Greenmoor Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Bryan County, Georgia , Henry County, Georgia , Jefferson County, Georgia , Yazoo County, Mississippi , Johnson County, Georgia , Montgomery County, Georgia , Talbot County, Georgia , Taylor County, Georgia .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Louisiana:

3.8%

Unemployment by year in Bossier, LA
County total employment by year in Bossier, LA
County average yearly wages by year in Bossier, LA

Current college students: 5,161
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,839 (36.5% naturalized citizens)

Bossier Parish:

4.5%
Whole state:

4.2%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2,6382010 or later
  • 8032000 to 2009
  • 9771990 to 1999
  • 6491980 to 1989
  • 4771970 to 1979
  • 577Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.2%

Bossier Parish marital status for males Bossier Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 37,561
  • One, attached: 2,196
  • Two: 492
  • 3 or 4: 1,433
  • 5 to 9: 3,928
  • 10 to 19: 2,095
  • 20 to 49: 1,218
  • 50 or more: 1,086
  • Mobile homes: 6,787
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 50

Housing units in Bossier Parish with a mortgage: 23,187 (2,006 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 1,395 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113

Here:

16.9% with mortgage
State:

98.3% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Bossier Parish

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant49,17799
Mainline Protestant7,09919
Black Protestant6,88432
Catholic5,8904
Other1,4053
None46,524-
Bossier Parish Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
Bossier Parish:

1.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Bossier Parish:

4.51 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 71
This county:

6.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Bossier Parish:

10.3%
Louisiana:

10.9%

Adult obesity rate:
Bossier Parish:

27.1%
State:

29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

13.2%
State:

13.7%

Agriculture in Bossier Parish:

Average size of farms: 235 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $19,938
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $116.78
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.14%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $22,290
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 25.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $50,510
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.32%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.20
Corn for grain: 934 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3121 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2437 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 6958 harvested acres
Vegetables: 236 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 489 acres

Tornado activity:

Bossier Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 1010100.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 fatalities and 440 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/3/1978, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 266 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bossier Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 356% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from Bossier Parish center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 270.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 324.1 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 65.6 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from Bossier Parish center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2015 to June 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4228: July 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Louisiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2009 to November 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1863: December 10, 2009, FEMA Id: 1863, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3260: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3260, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Louisiana Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 26, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3212: August 27, 2005, FEMA Id: 3212, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Bossier Parish (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bossier

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 40,735 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled: 3,746 (7.4%)
  • Bus: 235 (0.5%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 734 (1.5%)
  • Bicycle: 22 (0.0%)
  • Walked: 523 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 4,676 (9.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (25%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (27%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Construction and extraction occupations (13%)
  • Management occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (8%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Sales and related occupations (15%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
  • Management occupations (8%)
  • Personal care and service occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Honduras (22%)
  • Mexico (17%)
  • Philippines (8%)
  • India (5%)
  • Vietnam (5%)
  • Germany (4%)
  • Dominican Republic (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Bossier Parish


  • American (19%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (5%)
  • German (5%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • French (except Basque) (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana in 2010:

  • 747 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 587 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
  • 310 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 225 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 45 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 17 people in in-patient hospice facilities
  • 16 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 12 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 2 people in military disciplinary barracks and jails

People in group quarters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana in 2000:

  • 718 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 635 people in nursing homes
  • 327 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 175 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
  • 73 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
  • 72 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 55 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 8 people in other group homes
  • 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped
  • 5 people in military disciplinary barracks
  • 3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $67,106.

10.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,869 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.12%
Louisiana average:

6.53%


0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,603 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

0.28%
Louisiana average:

0.02%

5.98% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,257 average AGI)
3.86% relocated from other states ($22,008 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

3.86%
Louisiana average:

2.12%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Caddo Parish, LA  4.03% ($42,950 average AGI)
from Webster Parish, LA  0.58% ($43,578)
from Ouachita Parish, LA  0.14% ($38,424)
from De Soto Parish, LA  0.14% ($38,547)
from Lincoln Parish, LA  0.12% ($42,509)
from Harris County, TX  0.11% ($42,057)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.10% ($50,702)


10.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($53,901 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.10%
Louisiana average:

7.33%


0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,285 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

0.21%
Louisiana average:

0.02%

4.91% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($20,821 average AGI)
4.98% relocated to other states ($31,795 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

4.98%
Louisiana average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Caddo Parish, LA  3.44% ($41,336 average AGI)
to Webster Parish, LA  0.39% ($45,104)
to Dallas County, TX  0.23% ($32,953)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.20% ($38,851)
to Harris County, TX  0.14% ($59,254)
to Bexar County, TX  0.13% ($64,161)
to De Soto Parish, LA  0.13% ($58,672)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 7.3

Births per 1000 population in Bossier Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Bossier Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Bossier Parish
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 7.9%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Bossier Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 14,399 (12,042 aged, 2,357 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 5,302 (17%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Bossier Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,293)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,066)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,052)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (961)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (602)
  • Congestive heart failure (480)
  • Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (480)
  • Septicaemia, unspecified (470)
  • Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (463)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (429)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,555
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 875
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 87

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.1. This is less than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 64.2
  • Other - 20.9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 118.6. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 82.3
  • Other - 36.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 129,276
  • Male householders: 22,698 (7,428 living alone), Female householders: 28,618 (9,204 living alone)
  • 22,055 spouses (21,773 opposite-sex spouses), 2,862 unmarried partners, (2,862 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 38,532 children (35,832 natural, 500 adopted, 2,200 stepchildren), 2,466 grandchildren, 1,762 brothers or sisters, 2,540 parents, 103 foster children, 2,623 other relatives, 1,939 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,078

Size of family households: 15,060 2-persons, 6,287 3-persons, 7,737 4-persons, 2,209 5-persons, 813 6-persons, 440 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,632 1-person, 2,083 2-persons, 55 3-persons.

16,880 married couples with children.
11,816 single-parent households (3,090 men, 8,726 women).

93.1% of residents of Bossier speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $899,311,000 ($8,641 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $458,294,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $331,002,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $94,415,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,502,000
Federal grants: $83,087,000
Federal procurement contracts: $39,981,000 ($37,046,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $348,324,000 ($335,610,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $365,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $85,063,000
Federal Government insurance: $505,116,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 8,212
Here:

78 per 1000 residents
State:

78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,202
Here:

40 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +357
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +2,946
Here +28 per 1000 residents
State -20 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Bossier Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.67 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.4

Year house built in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Year house built in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 1,0662020 or later
  • 10,3442010 to 2019
  • 9,7342000 to 2009
  • 9,0971990 to 1999
  • 7,6021980 to 1989
  • 8,2201970 to 1979
  • 5,1161960 to 1969
  • 4,0731950 to 1959
  • 9601940 to 1949
  • 6341939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 601 room
  • 1102 rooms
  • 6843 rooms
  • 2,1654 rooms
  • 7,6605 rooms
  • 8,5376 rooms
  • 5,5387 rooms
  • 4,8428 rooms
  • 4,3819+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 5931 room
  • 4322 rooms
  • 4,7153 rooms
  • 3,1024 rooms
  • 3,9215 rooms
  • 2,0296 rooms
  • 1,6107 rooms
  • 6638 rooms
  • 2749+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 105no bedroom
  • 3651 bedroom
  • 2,9672 bedrooms
  • 21,1283 bedrooms
  • 8,4364 bedrooms
  • 9765+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • 593no bedroom
  • 4,4021 bedroom
  • 5,2222 bedrooms
  • 5,9353 bedrooms
  • 1,1374 bedrooms
  • 505+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Bossier Parish, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bossier Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bossier Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,414no vehicle
  • 9,4471 vehicle
  • 15,4532 vehicles
  • 5,3703 vehicles
  • 1,6224 vehicles
  • 6715+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bossier Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bossier Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,306no vehicle
  • 8,2971 vehicle
  • 4,2072 vehicles
  • 5313 vehicles
  • 8474 vehicles
  • 1515+ vehicles

87.0% of Bossier Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Louisiana.

Bossier Parish:

87.0%
State average:

88.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 75,361
  • Other state: 45,535
  • Northeast: 3,969
  • Midwest: 6,938
  • South: 26,528
  • West: 8,100
Year householders moved into unit in Bossier Parish, LA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Bossier Parish
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 49.6%Utility gas
  • 48.1%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 71.4%Electricity
  • 27.4%Utility gas
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,192
Here:

8.5%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 388
Here:

5.5%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 489
Here:

8.3%
Louisiana:

17.4%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Bossier Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,660,000
    Other: $5,298,000
    Sewerage: $1,380,000
    Sewerage: $1,098,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $567,000
    Regular Highways: $478,000
    Local Fire Protection: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $66,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Parks and Recreation: $56,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,161,000
    Regular Highways: $8,931,000
    Libraries: $6,928,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,136,000
    Libraries: $6,089,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,492,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,393,000
    Health - Other: $5,306,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,053,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,827,000
    Health - Other: $4,664,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,441,000
    Financial Administration: $4,073,000
    Financial Administration: $3,579,000
    Police Protection: $2,378,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,369,000
    Police Protection: $2,090,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,082,000
    Sewerage: $1,442,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,283,000
    Sewerage: $1,268,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,128,000
    General - Other: $1,099,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Central Staff Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $625,000
    Housing and Community Development: $481,000
    Housing and Community Development: $423,000
    Parks and Recreation: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $341,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $701,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,312,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,372,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $99,000
    General - Other: $99,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
    Other: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,221,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,291,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,361,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,431,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,445,000
    General Revenue - Other: $967,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $922,000
    General Revenue - Other: $617,000
    Interest Earnings: $607,000
    Rents: $575,000
    Interest Earnings: $387,000
    Rents: $367,000
    Royalties: $260,000
    Royalties: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Sale of Property: $47,000
    Special Assessments: $31,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $463,000
    Financial Administration: $255,000
    Parks and Recreation: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $70,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,054,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $1,284,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,811,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,681,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,774,000
    Highways: $2,923,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,636,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $783,000
    Other: $607,000
    Housing and Community Development: $465,000
    Housing and Community Development: $360,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Public Welfare: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,783,000
    Property: $23,384,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,552,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,618,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,985,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,760,000
    Other License: $522,000
    Other License: $492,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $392,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $370,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $235,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $29,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $28,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,639,000
    : $20,874,000

Bossier Parish government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,660,000
    Other: $5,298,000
    Sewerage: $1,380,000
    Sewerage: $1,098,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $567,000
    Regular Highways: $478,000
    Local Fire Protection: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $66,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Parks and Recreation: $56,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,161,000
    Regular Highways: $8,931,000
    Libraries: $6,928,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,136,000
    Libraries: $6,089,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,492,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,393,000
    Health - Other: $5,306,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,053,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,827,000
    Health - Other: $4,664,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,441,000
    Financial Administration: $4,073,000
    Financial Administration: $3,579,000
    Police Protection: $2,378,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,369,000
    Police Protection: $2,090,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,082,000
    Sewerage: $1,442,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,283,000
    Sewerage: $1,268,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,128,000
    General - Other: $1,099,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Central Staff Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $625,000
    Housing and Community Development: $481,000
    Housing and Community Development: $423,000
    Parks and Recreation: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $341,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $701,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,312,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,372,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $99,000
    General - Other: $99,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
    Other: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,221,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,291,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,361,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,431,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,445,000
    General Revenue - Other: $967,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $922,000
    General Revenue - Other: $617,000
    Interest Earnings: $607,000
    Rents: $575,000
    Interest Earnings: $387,000
    Rents: $367,000
    Royalties: $260,000
    Royalties: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Sale of Property: $47,000
    Special Assessments: $31,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $463,000
    Financial Administration: $255,000
    Parks and Recreation: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $70,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,054,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $1,284,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,811,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,681,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,774,000
    Highways: $2,923,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,636,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $783,000
    Other: $607,000
    Housing and Community Development: $465,000
    Housing and Community Development: $360,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Public Welfare: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,783,000
    Property: $23,384,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,552,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,618,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,985,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,760,000
    Other License: $522,000
    Other License: $492,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $392,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $370,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $235,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $29,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $28,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,639,000
    : $20,874,000

Bossier Parish government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,660,000
    Other: $5,298,000
    Sewerage: $1,380,000
    Sewerage: $1,098,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $567,000
    Regular Highways: $478,000
    Local Fire Protection: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $66,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Parks and Recreation: $56,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,161,000
    Regular Highways: $8,931,000
    Libraries: $6,928,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,136,000
    Libraries: $6,089,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,492,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,393,000
    Health - Other: $5,306,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,053,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,827,000
    Health - Other: $4,664,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,441,000
    Financial Administration: $4,073,000
    Financial Administration: $3,579,000
    Police Protection: $2,378,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,369,000
    Police Protection: $2,090,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,082,000
    Sewerage: $1,442,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,283,000
    Sewerage: $1,268,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,128,000
    General - Other: $1,099,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Central Staff Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $625,000
    Housing and Community Development: $481,000
    Housing and Community Development: $423,000
    Parks and Recreation: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $341,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $701,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,312,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,372,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $99,000
    General - Other: $99,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
    Other: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,221,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,291,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,361,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,431,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,445,000
    General Revenue - Other: $967,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $922,000
    General Revenue - Other: $617,000
    Interest Earnings: $607,000
    Rents: $575,000
    Interest Earnings: $387,000
    Rents: $367,000
    Royalties: $260,000
    Royalties: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Sale of Property: $47,000
    Special Assessments: $31,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $463,000
    Financial Administration: $255,000
    Parks and Recreation: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $70,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,054,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $1,284,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,811,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,681,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,774,000
    Highways: $2,923,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,636,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $783,000
    Other: $607,000
    Housing and Community Development: $465,000
    Housing and Community Development: $360,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Public Welfare: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,783,000
    Property: $23,384,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,552,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,618,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,985,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,760,000
    Other License: $522,000
    Other License: $492,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $392,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $370,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $235,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $29,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $28,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,639,000
    : $20,874,000

Bossier Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
    Public Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $235,000
  • Charges - Other: $6,660,000
    Other: $5,298,000
    Sewerage: $1,380,000
    Sewerage: $1,098,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $567,000
    Regular Highways: $478,000
    Local Fire Protection: $75,000
    Parks and Recreation: $66,000
    Local Fire Protection: $63,000
    Parks and Recreation: $56,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $10,161,000
    Regular Highways: $8,931,000
    Libraries: $6,928,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,136,000
    Libraries: $6,089,000
    Local Fire Protection: $5,492,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $5,393,000
    Health - Other: $5,306,000
    Correctional Institutions: $5,053,000
    Local Fire Protection: $4,827,000
    Health - Other: $4,664,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,441,000
    Financial Administration: $4,073,000
    Financial Administration: $3,579,000
    Police Protection: $2,378,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,369,000
    Police Protection: $2,090,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,082,000
    Sewerage: $1,442,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,283,000
    Sewerage: $1,268,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,128,000
    General - Other: $1,099,000
    General - Other: $966,000
    Central Staff Services: $711,000
    Central Staff Services: $625,000
    Housing and Community Development: $481,000
    Housing and Community Development: $423,000
    Parks and Recreation: $388,000
    Parks and Recreation: $341,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $701,000
    Health and Hospitals: $479,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,312,000
    Interest on Debt: $4,372,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
    Other - Financial Administration: $14,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General - Other: $99,000
    General - Other: $99,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $42,000
    Other: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $70,221,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $65,291,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $60,361,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $55,431,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,930,000
  • Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,445,000
    General Revenue - Other: $967,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $922,000
    General Revenue - Other: $617,000
    Interest Earnings: $607,000
    Rents: $575,000
    Interest Earnings: $387,000
    Rents: $367,000
    Royalties: $260,000
    Royalties: $166,000
    Sale of Property: $73,000
    Sale of Property: $47,000
    Special Assessments: $31,000
    Special Assessments: $20,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $463,000
    Financial Administration: $255,000
    Parks and Recreation: $140,000
    Local Fire Protection: $87,000
    Parks and Recreation: $78,000
    Local Fire Protection: $48,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
    Sewerage: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $70,645,000
    Cash and Securities: $54,054,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
    Water Utilities: $1,284,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,811,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,681,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,774,000
    Highways: $2,923,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,636,000
    General Local Government Support: $2,042,000
    Other: $783,000
    Other: $607,000
    Housing and Community Development: $465,000
    Housing and Community Development: $360,000
    Public Welfare: $18,000
    Public Welfare: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $24,783,000
    Property: $23,384,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,552,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $15,618,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,985,000
    Amusements Sales: $3,760,000
    Other License: $522,000
    Other License: $492,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $392,000
    Occupation and Business License - Other: $370,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $235,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $221,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $29,000
    Pari - mutuels Sales: $28,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $10,000
    Alcoholic Beverage License: $9,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $8,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $7,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
    Public Utility License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $23,639,000
    : $20,874,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 2,633
  • Number of aged recipients: 303
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,330
  • Number of recipients under 18: 575
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,546
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 512
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 845
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,109
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 19 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,110$169,274564$165,3952,121$161,711105$49,3622$342,000220$90,059180$73,472
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED30$159,33332$105,625256$153,75815$62,4001$745,0008$129,62527$54,926
APPLICATIONS DENIED137$154,504100$102,080777$150,826123$30,6590$044$97,227100$67,540
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN109$153,50550$180,100508$161,23824$73,2920$025$101,48023$89,826
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS18$170,72219$160,158114$153,6847$68,1430$03$63,66713$66,538
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 16 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED116$219,957132$210,7271$138,0000$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED26$218,19229$196,6553$87,3330$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED14$210,42912$187,6671$135,0002$114,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN16$213,12514$201,2140$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$276,0003$231,0000$00$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Bossier, LA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Bossier, LA - Value
Most common first names in Bossier Parish, LA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary40777.3 years
James40671.0 years
John35273.9 years
William34272.7 years
Robert26670.0 years
Willie19175.0 years
Charles17967.2 years
George12973.9 years
Thomas12470.8 years
Joseph11571.6 years
Most common last names in Bossier Parish, LA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith25276.1 years
Johnson22273.7 years
Williams17574.1 years
Jones15775.0 years
Davis12776.4 years
Brown9876.6 years
Moore9673.7 years
Thomas9573.6 years
Taylor8571.7 years
Harris8375.1 years
Businesses in Bossier Parish, LA
NameCountNameCount
AT&T3Little Caesars Pizza1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Lowe's1
Advance Auto Parts2Marriott3
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets1
Albertsons1Maurices1
American Eagle Outfitters1Mazda1
Applebee's1McDonald's6
Arby's2Men's Wearhouse1
Ashley Furniture1Microtel1
Audi1Motel 61
AutoZone1Motherhood Maternity1
Banana Republic1Nike7
Baskin-Robbins1Nissan1
Bath & Body Works2Office Depot1
Bed Bath & Beyond1Old Navy1
Blockbuster1Olive Garden1
Buffalo Wild Wings1Outback1
Burger King5Outback Steakhouse1
CVS3Papa John's Pizza1
Casual Male XL1Payless2
Catherines1Penske1
Chevrolet1PetSmart1
Chick-Fil-A2Pizza Hut3
Chuck E. Cheese's1Plato's Closet1
Church's Chicken2Popeyes2
Circle K1Quality1
Cold Stone Creamery1Quiznos2
Comfort Inn1RadioShack2
Crossland Economy Studios1Ramada1
Curves1Red Lobster1
Dairy Queen2Rodeway Inn1
Domino's Pizza3Ruby Tuesday1
DressBarn1Rue211
Dressbarn1Ryan's Grill1
Econo Lodge1SONIC Drive-In7
FedEx11Sears2
Finish Line1Shoe Carnival1
Firestone Complete Auto Care2Spencer Gifts1
Foot Locker1Sprint Nextel1
Ford1Starbucks3
GNC2Subaru1
GameStop2Subway11
Gap1Super 81
Goodwill1T-Mobile3
Gymboree1Taco Bell5
H&R Block5Target1
Hilton1The Room Place1
Home Depot1Toyota1
Hot Topic1Toys"R"Us2
IHOP2U-Haul7
JCPenney1UPS11
Jones New York4Vans1
Journeys1Verizon Wireless1
Justice3Victoria's Secret1
KFC1Volkswagen1
Kmart1Waffle House4
Kroger2Walgreens2
La Quinta1Walmart1
Lane Bryant2Wendy's4
Lane Furniture3

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