Shreveport, Louisiana

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1728
|1860= 2190
|1870= 4607
|1880= 8009
|1890= 11979
|1900= 16013
|1910= 28015
|1920= 43874
|1930= 76655
|1940= 98167
|1950= 127206
|1960= 164372
|1970= 182064
|1980= 206989
|1990= 198525
|2000= 200145
|2010= 199311
|2020= 187593
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 28, 2014|df=mdy }}</ref><br>2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref>
}}
Shreveport's population was initially 1,728 at the [[1850 United States census|1850 U.S. census]], and has experienced growth to a historic high of 206,989 at the [[1980 United States census|1980 census]]. According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 187,593 people, 73,114 households, and 42,775 families residing in the city; the 2020 [[American Community Survey]] determined an estimated 189,890 people resided in the city, purporting a slight population rebound.<ref name=":14" /> The 2020 census estimates showed Shreveport had 75,680 households with an average of 2.4 people per household. Of the households, 39% were married-couple households, though 44% of its male population and 40% of its female population have never married.

Throughout the city, there were 89,523 housing units, with a 85% occupancy rate; among them, 54% were owner-occupied. Among its units, 73% were single-unit detached homes and 31% of its population moved into those homes from 2015 to 2016. The median value of its owner-occupied housing units were $151,700, and 30% of its units were estimated to be under $100,000; 38% of its units were estimated to cost from $100,000 to $200,000.<ref name=":14" /> From 2014 to 2018, the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $144,800. The median monthly cost with a mortgage was $1,178 and the median monthly cost without a mortgage was $364; the city of Shreveport had a median gross rent of $810.

The median income from 2014 to 2018 was $36,338, and the mean income was $55,582.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Shreveport%20city,%20Louisiana%20income&g=1600000US2270000&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1901&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&layer=place&cid=S1901_C01_001E&vintage=2018|title=ACS 2018 Annual Income Estimates|website=data.census.gov|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> The per capita income was $25,022. By the 2020 American Community Survey, its median household income increased to $40,809.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 ACS Financial Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Shreveport%20city,%20Louisiana%20income&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&g=1600000US2270000&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2503 |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The median income for families grew to $54,023 with a mean income of $82,854; married-couple families $84,282 with a mean of $112,363; and non-family households $26,628 with a mean of $41,090.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Annual Income Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Shreveport%20city,%20Louisiana%20income&t=Income%20(Households,%20Families,%20Individuals)&g=1600000US2270000&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1901 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> According to census estimates, 25% of its population earned from $50,000 to $100,000 annually; 13% $100,000 to $200,000; and 5% over $200,000. Approximately 24.9% of Shreveport lived at or below the poverty line, down from 2014 to 2018's census estimates of 25.4%.<ref name=quickfacts>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/shreveportcitylouisiana/PST045219|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212182017/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/shreveportcitylouisiana/PST045219|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-12|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Shreveport city, Louisiana|date=2020-02-12|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>

=== Race and ethnicity ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Shreveport racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2270000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 66,138
| 35.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 104,612
| 55.77%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 573
| 0.31%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 3,031
| 1.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 102
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 6,479
| 3.45%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 6,658
| 3.55%
|}
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Shreveport (5560435458).png|thumb|right|Map of racial distribution in Shreveport, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot is 25 people: <span style="color:#ff0000">'''White'''</span>, <span style="color:#0000ff">'''Black'''</span>, <span style="color:#00ff80">'''Asian'''</span>, <span style="color:#ff8000">'''Hispanic'''</span> or '''other''' (yellow).]]In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of Shreveport was 56.9% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 36.8% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic white]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 1.7% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander Americans|other Pacific Islander]], 0.1% some other race, 1.5% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 2.6% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2270000&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> At the 2010 U.S. census, the racial and ethnic composition of the population was 54.70% Black or African American, 41.16% White, 1.0% Native American, 2.0% Asian, 1.2% from some other race and 1.5% from two or more races. In 2010, about 6.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census Population of Shreveport, Louisiana - CensusViewer|url=http://censusviewer.com/city/LA/Shreveport/2010|access-date=2020-07-29|website=censusviewer.com}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Reflecting the decline in North Louisiana's population,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adelson |first=Jeff |date=August 12, 2021 |title=Census 2020: S La. parishes grew, northern, rural parishes decline |url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/business/census-2020-s-la-parishes-grew-northern-rural-parishes-decline/article_8dae0d58-fb9d-11eb-9bef-3f5aee4c05fe.html |access-date=2022-02-13 |website=KTBS |language=en}}</ref> the city of Shreveport's racial and ethnic makeup among Hispanic and Latino Americans declined from 2010 yet rebounded from 2019's census estimates.<ref name=":11" /> At the 2020 census, Shreveport remained a predominantly Black and African American city, with 57.77% of the population identifying as such; non-Hispanic whites slightly declined to 35.26% and multiracial or Americans of another race increased to 3.45% of the population. Data from the 2020 United States census reflected growing trends of Hispanic and Latino, and Asian American population growth nationwide.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-08-12|title=US census: Hispanic and Asian-American driving US population growth|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58195166|access-date=2022-02-13}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
[[Christianity]] is the city and metropolitan area's dominant religion, being part of the [[Bible Belt]]. Its residents were predominantly [[Protestantism|Protestant]] through the nineteenth century, and today, [[Baptists in the United States|Baptists]] form the majority of Christians in Shreveport, followed by [[Methodism|Methodists]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Shreveport, Louisiana Religion |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/shreveport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072718/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/shreveport |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |access-date=2018-08-29 |website=Bestplaces.net}}</ref> Many Baptist and Methodist churches are affiliated with [[Evangelicalism|evangelical Protestant]] denominations, though several are also affiliated with [[mainline Protestant]]ism; among Baptists, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Mere|title=SBC Churches Directory|url=https://churches.sbc.net/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=Southern Baptist Convention|language=en-US}}</ref> [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention (USA)]], [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|National Baptist Convention of America]], and [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship]] are the largest Baptist denominations in the city. The [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]] is the largest [[Progressive Baptists|Progressive Baptist]] group in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=United States Religion Census}}</ref> Methodists are mainly affiliates of the [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]] or [[Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]], though some also claimed affiliation to the mainline [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search - Find A Church|url=https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search|access-date=2020-08-29|website=The United Methodist Church|language=en}}</ref> The Roman Catholic community is primarily served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official Website for the Catholic Diocese of Shreveport -|url=http://www.dioshpt.org/|access-date=2020-08-29|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Antioch Baptist Church Shreveport.JPG|thumb|[[Antioch Baptist Church (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Antioch Baptist Church]]]]
Of note among its predominantly Baptist population, the First Baptist Church of Shreveport was once pastored by Monroe E. Dodd, founder of the former [[Dodd College|Dodd College for Girls]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999–2000 |title=Monroe Elmon Dodd, Brazil, TN., then Caddo Parish, Louisiana |url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/caddo/bios/medodd.txt}}</ref> Former [[Governor of Louisiana|Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], also a Shreveport city commissioner, taught history for a year under Dodd. Other historic large Baptist churches include [[Antioch Baptist Church (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Antioch Baptist]], Galilee Missionary Baptist, Calvary Baptist, Broadmoor Baptist, Summer Grove Baptist, and Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. Summer Grove Baptist Church was previously pastored by Wayne L. DuBose, a Baptist denominational officer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-28 |title=Northwest Baptist Association calls Wayne DuBose as DOM |url=https://baptistmessage.com/northwest-baptist-association-calls-wayne-dubose-as-dom/ |access-date=2020-08-29 |website=Baptist Message |language=en-US}}</ref> Mount Canaan was previously pastored by civil rights era icon Dr. Harry Blake,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil rights champion and Pastor Harry Blake retires after 52 years in the pulpit |url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/arklatex-indepth/civil-rights-champion-and-pastor-harry-blake-retires-after-52-years-in-the-pulpit/article_3ce02236-afd7-11e8-bc43-77d6b6135265.html |access-date=2020-08-29 |website=KTBS |date=September 3, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bridges |first=Tyler |title=Rev. Harry Blake, Louisiana civil rights icon from Shreveport, dies at 85: 'He was a giant' |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_a327feb6-7b6d-11ea-8111-4f441e4407e0.html |access-date=2020-08-29 |website=The Advocate |date=April 10, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and Galilee was likewise pastored by Dr. E. Edward Jones, another civil rights icon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welborn |first=Vickie |title=Civil rights icon Rev. E. Edward Jones dies |url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/civil-rights-icon-rev-e-edward-jones-dies/article_d8fea9c0-008e-5a7a-b738-500491a9ce02.html |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=KTBS |date=June 9, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

Among its Methodist churches has been the large [[First United Methodist Church (Shreveport, Louisiana)|First United Methodist Church]], established in 1884. The current edifice dates to 1913. Among its former pastors were D. L. Dykes Jr. and John E. Fellers. During a severe thunderstorm in 2009, the fiberglass steeple of the church toppled and fell onto a passing car.<ref>{{cite web |title="Steeple Man" on "Miracle After the Miracle" |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steeple-man-on-miracle-after-the-miracle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423103604/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steeple-man-on-miracle-after-the-miracle/ |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |website=cbsnews.com |date=October 29, 2010 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First United Methodist Church Steeple |url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/first-united-methodist-church-steeple/article_a08f2bb4-60e6-5691-81e3-a88d29b5312c.html |website=ktbs.com |date=April 11, 2012 |publisher=KTBS}}</ref> It has since been replaced. A second prominent Methodist congregation is named for J. S. Noel Jr.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Noel Memorial UMC |url=https://www.la-umc.org/churchhistorydetail/849685 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Louisiana UMC |language=en}}</ref> The church was begun as a mission in 1906. In 2023, First United Methodist voted to leave the United Methodist Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First United Methodist Church votes to leave denomination |url=https://www.ktbs.com/news/first-united-methodist-church-votes-to-leave-denomination/article_e7e742ae-dcaf-11ed-b244-ef27a12389c8.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=KTBS |date=April 17, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:St._Mark's_Cathedral,_Shreveport,_LA_IMG_2361.JPG|thumb|[[St. Mark's Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana)|St. Mark's Cathedral]], an Episcopal church]]
The large [[Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Shreveport, Louisiana)|Holy Trinity Catholic Church]], located downtown, was founded in 1858; it served [[Irish Americans|Irish]] and [[German Americans|German]] immigrants as well as native-born residents. Five priests died of [[yellow fever]] in the 1873 epidemic. The current sanctuary in [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque revival]] style architecture dates to 1896.<ref>Historical marker, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Shreveport</ref> Particularly striking in size and architecture is [[St. Mark's Cathedral (Shreveport, Louisiana)|St. Mark's Cathedral]], an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] congregation dating its establishment to the first religious service held in Shreveport in 1839.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brock |first=Eric J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-30dU8_8Rc8C&q=St.+Mark%27s+Cathedral+%28Shreveport%2C+Louisiana%29+history&pg=PA81 |title=Shreveport in Vintage Postcards |date=2005 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-1746-9 |language=en}}</ref> It became the see of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana]] in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Western Louisiana Diocese |url=http://library.episcopalchurch.org/glossary/western-louisiana-diocese |website=Library of the Episcopal Church USA}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In Shreveport's interdenominational and Pentecostal population, Shreveport Community Church (an [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] church affiliated with [[Assemblies of God USA]])<ref>AG Church Directory {{cite web |title=Assemblies of God Church Directory |url=http://ag.org/top/church_directory/index.cfm?Display%3DYes%26churchdetail%3D23d6916b-757b-46cd-bde1-cc6024c26bea |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711031105/http://ag.org/top/church_directory/index.cfm?Display=Yes&churchdetail=23d6916b-757b-46cd-bde1-cc6024c26bea |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |access-date=2015-07-10 |df=mdy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a Louisiana AG Network Church |url=https://www.laaog.org/churches |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705174842/https://www.laaog.org/churches |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |access-date=July 5, 2019 |website=LA Ministry Network}}</ref> owns and operates [[Evangel Christian Academy]], a pre‑K through 12th grade private school. The church has produced a biblical musical, ''Songs of the Season'', during the Christmas holidays for over 20 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-02 |title=Songs of the Season, Christmas Musical Extravaganza |url=http://www.arklatexweekend.com/be-enlightend-by-songs-of-the-season/ |access-date=2020-02-12 |website=Ark-La-Tex Weekend |language=en-US |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212185814/http://www.arklatexweekend.com/be-enlightend-by-songs-of-the-season/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Robert J. |title=SCC's 'Songs of the Season' Expecting Record Crowds |url=https://710keel.com/sccs-songs-of-the-season-expecting-record-crowds-video/ |access-date=2020-02-12 |website=News Radio 710 KEEL |date=December 11, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] has maintained a presence in Shreveport since the early 1900s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. George Greek Orthodox Church |url=http://www.gosaintgeorge.org/about/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053505/http://www.gosaintgeorge.org/about/ |archive-date=January 30, 2019 |access-date=2019-01-29 |website=Gosaintgeorge.org |language=en}}</ref> The oldest Orthodox church in the city is St. George Greek Orthodox Church of the [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]], followed by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church ([[Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America]]),<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Our Parish |url=https://www.stnicholasorthodox.org/history.html |access-date=2021-08-19 |website=www.stnicholasorthodox.org}}</ref> and the Holy Nativity of the Lord Church of the [[Orthodox Church in America]].
[[File:Shreveport_September_2015_085_(B'Nai_Zion_Temple).jpg|thumb|Original B'nai Zion Temple, designated a [[National Register of Historic Places|National Historic Place]]]]
The [[Judaism|Jewish]] community of Shreveport dates to the organization of Congregation Har El in 1859, made up primarily of [[German Jewish]] immigrants in its early years. It developed as [[B'Nai Zion Temple|B'nai Zion Temple]], today the city's [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] congregation, which built the city's largest synagogue. Agudath Achim, founded in 1905 as an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] congregation of immigrants from Eastern Europe, is today a traditional Jewish synagogue. Shreveport, historically, has had a large and civic-minded Jewish community and has elected three Jewish mayors.<ref>Brock, Eric J.: ''The Jewish Community of Shreveport''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing Co., 2002</ref>

The [[Islam]]ic community in Shreveport-Bossier constituted approximately 14% of Louisiana's total Muslim population in 2018.<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=2014-06-08 |title=A Look at Religion in Shreveport-Bossier City - Shreveport News |language=en-US |work=Shreveport News |url=https://www.shreveportnews.com/shreveport_news/look-religion-shreveport-bossier-city/ |url-status=live |access-date=2018-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829072346/https://www.shreveportnews.com/shreveport_news/look-religion-shreveport-bossier-city/ |archive-date=August 29, 2018}}</ref> The majority of Shreveporter Muslims are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]], followed by the [[Nation of Islam]] and [[Non-denominational Muslim|non-denominational Islam]].
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