Caddo Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Caddo Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Caddo Parish, centered on Shreveport, has a population of 232,973 and reflects a regional economy with a GDP per capita of $60,974 against a median household income of $50,705, suggesting industry-level output concentrated outside typical wage earners. The labor market shows strain, with an unemployment rate of 8.4%, labor force participation of just 56.7%, and a poverty rate of 22.3%; roughly 25.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $175,900 and median gross rent of $962/month—but the parish has shed 6.2% of its population over the past five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-6.2% since 2018
Caddo Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone112,324 (48.8%)
- White Alone98,597 (42.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races7,333 (3.2%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race4,573 (2.0%)
- Some Other Race Alone3,482 (1.5%)
- Asian Alone2,889 (1.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,568
- 2.Other Indo-European835
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)482
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)416
- 5.Vietnamese338
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance26,902
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)11,383
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services9,439
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,772
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities5,906
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations36,264
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations19,736
- 3.Service Occupations19,550
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,397
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,425
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.49×)2,265
- 2.Other Services (LQ 1.28×)5,732
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)26,848
- 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)2,595
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)9,571
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.