Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗city · Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Shreveport
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Local statistics near Shreveport →Community · ACS 2020–2024
Census population groups ↗Who lives here
Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.
White34.9%± 0.8 pp
Black or African American56.0%± 1.0 pp
Hispanic or Latino4.1%± 0.3 pp
Asian1.6%± 0.2 pp
American Indian or Alaska Native0.1%± 0.1 pp
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.1%± 0.1 pp
Two or more races3.1%± 0.6 pp
Another race0.3%± 0.1 pp
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Reported crime
Reported violent crime11.6per 1,000 reporting-area residents
Reported property crime35.9per 1,000 reporting-area residents
2025 city report · 12 reported months · reporting population 174,114. The police reporting area may differ from the Census place. Reported crime does not describe all harms or produce an overall safety score.
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Search every name in LA →Named communities around Shreveport
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
Cynthia Park ↗
Caddo · LA
0.7 mi · source locationHollywood ↗
Caddo · LA
1.1 mi · source locationMidway ↗
Caddo · LA
1.3 mi · source locationHolly Hill ↗
Caddo · LA
1.4 mi · source locationForest Oak ↗
Caddo · LA
1.7 mi · source locationFairfield ↗
Caddo · LA
1.8 mi · source locationWerner Park ↗
Caddo · LA
1.9 mi · source locationWestwood Park ↗
Caddo · LA
1.9 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Shreveport’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
ATKINS BRANCH
3704 GREENWOOD RD.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71109
HOLLYWOOD/UNION AVE. BRANCH
2105 HOLLYWOOD AVE.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71108
MOORETOWN BRANCH
4360 HOLLYWOOD
SHREVEPORT, LA 71109
WALLETTE BRANCH
363 HEARNE AVENUE
SHREVEPORT, LA 71103
CEDAR GROVE/LINE AVENUE BRANCH
8303 LINE AVENUE
SHREVEPORT, LA 71106
SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY
424 TEXAS STREET
SHREVEPORT, LA 71101
WEST SHREVEPORT BRANCH
4380 PINES RD.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71119
HAMILTON/SOUTH CADDO BRANCH
2111 BERT KOUNS INDUSTRIAL LOOP
SHREVEPORT, LA 71118
BROADMOOR BRANCH
1212 CAPT. SHREVE DR.
SHREVEPORT, LA 71105
Annual public-use survey; excludes reported temporary closures, bookmobiles and coarse location matches. Coordinates may be approximate. Postal addresses do not establish city or neighborhood membership.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey ↗ Reporting & community updates
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