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Shreveport, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Shreveport is a Census city of 180,982 people across 108.16 square miles of land, lying across Caddo Parish and Bossier Parish. Median household income is $48,699, 53.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 152 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $86.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Shreveport
What Shreveport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area108.16 sq mi
- Water area15.67 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,673
- County holding the largest share of its areaCaddo Parish, 97.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inCaddo Parish 97.5 percent, Bossier Parish 2.5 percent
Shreveport crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shreveport
How many people live in Shreveport
- Population180,982
- Median age37.9
- Population under 1843,835
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over32,214
- Share 65 and over17.8 percent
- Households75,996
- Family households42,464
- Share of households that are families55.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shreveport
Income and work in Shreveport
- Median household income$48,699
- Per capita income$33,778
- Civilian labor force81,970
- Employed74,613
- Unemployed7,357
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over122,538
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shreveport
Housing in Shreveport
- Housing units90,007
- Occupied units75,996
- Vacant units14,011
- Vacancy rate15.6 percent
- Owner occupied40,481
- Renter occupied35,515
- Ownership rate53.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$178,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$987
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent
- Single family units63,522
- Share single family70.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24,173
- Share in buildings of two or more26.9 percent
- Mobile homes2,281 plus or minus 491
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shreveport
How Shreveport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute68,858
- Commuting under 15 minutes23,157
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more10,415
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.1 percent
- Drove alone79.1 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home6.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Shreveport
SBA loans in Shreveport (7(a))
- Approvals152
- Gross approval$86,209,900
- Average approval$567,170
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,611,550
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,787
- Jobs per approval11.8
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full26
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.5 percent
- Share to franchises17.8 percent
- Distinct lenders42
- Distinct industries by NAICS83
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shreveport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shreveport
SBA loans in Shreveport (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$12,047,000
- Average approval$860,500
- Median approval$582,500
- Largest approval$2,649,000
- Jobs supported213
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shreveport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Shreveport
Flood risk in Shreveport
- NFIP communityCity of Shreveport
- NFIP community number220036
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date05/19/14
The City of Shreveport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220036 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Caddo Parish, not Shreveport
Caddo Parish context, not Shreveport figures
- Establishments in Caddo Parish6,086
- Covered employment, Caddo Parish108,246
- Average annual pay, Caddo Parish$57,843
- Housing units permitted, Caddo Parish221
Every figure in this section is published for Caddo Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Shreveport.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Shreveport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Shreveport, Louisiana?
180,982, in 75,996 households. Shreveport city covers 108.16 square miles of land, which is 1,673 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Shreveport in?
Shreveport lies in more than one. By area it is 97.5 percent in Caddo Parish, 2.5 percent in Bossier Parish. This page sits under Caddo Parish because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Shreveport?
$48,699. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $178,900. Median gross rent is $987 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Shreveport businesses?
152 7(a) approvals totaling $86.2 m since FY2020, across 42 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $12.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Shreveport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Shreveport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Shreveport. Only 28 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Shreveport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Shreveport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Shreveport, city of, community 220036, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Shreveport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Caddo Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Shreveport.
Is zoning published for Shreveport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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