Cities / Louisiana / Shreveport

Shreveport, LA

180,982 people

Right Now

Weather

89.6°F

Clear

Today: Mostly Sunny, high 103°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Shreveport)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 0.8 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DAL

181 mi — Dallas Love Field

Population & People

Population

180,982

Median age

37.9

Median household income

$48,699

Poverty rate

23.5%

Unemployment rate

8.9%

Bachelor's degree+

28.5%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

4.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$178,900

Median gross rent

$987/mo

Homeownership rate

53.27%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,111

HUD Fair Market Rent (Caddo Parish, 9 mi from Shreveport), 2026. Efficiency $870, 1BR $982, 2BR $1111, 3BR $1458, 4BR $1552. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Louisiana commercial electricity

11.2¢/kWh

Louisiana industrial electricity

6.23¢/kWh

Louisiana residential electricity

12.57¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

340079.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

259927.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Louisiana

376.99

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Louisiana-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

193 mi away

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

199 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Louisiana energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Louisiana economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).