Bossier City

Population & Demographics

Bossier City, LA

Bossier City is home to 62,901 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,771 resident workers commute each day.

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Population

62,901 residents

Median age 35.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bossier City population & demographics

Who lives in Bossier City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
62,901
Median age
35.4yrs
Median household income
$55,819
Median home value
$202,100
Median gross rent
$1,107/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.7%
Poverty rate
20.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bossier City

How Bossier City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White52.8%
Black27.6%
Hispanic or Latino12.7%
Two or more races4.3%
Asian2.0%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Bossier City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bossier City.

Bossier City at a glance
Employed Residents
24,771
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
25.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Shreveport
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bossier City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bossier City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bossier City

24,771 commutes, one dot at a time

Bossier City

Where 24,771 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bossier City, by worker count.

1Shreveport5.9 mi10,396
2Bossier City0.0 mi6,356
3Benton12.8 mi1,199
4Baton Rouge206.9 mi329
5Minden24.6 mi257
6Monroe92.8 mi235
7Ruston61.1 mi199
8Lafayette186.5 mi193

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bossier City.

1Shreveport5.9 mi9,314
2Bossier City0.0 mi6,356
3Red Chute5.6 mi677
4Minden24.6 mi452
5Haughton10.5 mi405
6Eastwood7.5 mi381
7Benton12.8 mi245
8Blanchard12.9 mi201

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bossier City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services19.9%
RTRetail Trade17.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance13.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.3%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
WSWholesale Trade5.2%
MFManufacturing4.9%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.3%
COConstruction3.3%
Connectivity

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