Everything You Need to Know About the City of Bossier City Louisiana

In 2017, Bossier City, Louisiana had a population of 67.5k people with a median age of 33.2 and a median household income of $48,468. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Bossier City, LA grew from 67,152 to 67,511, a 0.535% increase, and its median household income grew from $47,289 to $48,468, a 2.49% increase.

The population of Bossier City, LA is 59.4% White Alone, 26.2% Black or African American Alone, and 8.85% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Bossier City, LA speak a non-English language, and 97.4% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bossier City, LA are Bossier Parish Community College (1,243 degrees awarded in 2017), Virginia College-Shreveport (170 degrees), and Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School (46 degrees).

The median property value in Bossier City, LA is $161,400, and the homeownership rate is 53.1%. Most people in Bossier City, LA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 17 minutes. The average car ownership in Bossier City, LA is 2 cars per household.

 

Education in Bossier City

In 2017, universities in Bossier City, LA awarded 1,464 degrees. The student population of Bossier City, LA is skewed towards women, with 2,390 male students and 4,989 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bossier City, LA are White (747 and 51.2%), followed by Black or African American (516 and 35.3%), Hispanic or Latino (72 and 4.93%), and Unknown (64 and 4.38%).

The largest universities in Bossier City, LA by the number of degrees awarded are Bossier Parish Community College (1,243 and 84.9%), Virginia College-Shreveport (170 and 11.6%), and Pat Goins Benton Road Beauty School (46 and 3.14%).

The most popular majors in Bossier City, LA are General Studies (273 and 18.6%), General Business (96 and 6.56%), and General Business Administration & Management (95 and 6.49%).

 

Economy in Bossier City

The economy of Bossier City, LA employs 28.1k people and Bossier City has an unemployment rate of 4.4%. Bossier City has seen the job market increase by 0.3% in the course of the most recent year. Future job development throughout the following ten years is anticipated to be 21.2%, which is lower than the US average of 33.5%. The largest industries in Bossier City, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,535 people), Retail Trade (3,553 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (2,433 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($78,843), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,341), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,489).

Households in Bossier City, LA have a median annual income of $48,468, which is less than the median annual income of $61,937 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $47,289 in 2016, which represents a 2.49% annual growth.

 

Tax Rates for Bossier City

– The Sales Tax Rate for Bossier City is 9.4%. The US average is 7.3%.

– The Income Tax Rate for Bossier City is 6.0%. The US average is 4.6%.

– Tax Rates can have a big impact when Comparing the Cost of Living.

 

Income and Salaries for Bossier City

– The average income of a Bossier City resident is $25,617 a year.

– The Median household income of a Bossier City resident is $47,103 a year.