Bossier County Information
Bossier in
Louisiana occupies
867 square miles and has a 2006 population of
107,270, a change from a 2000 population of
98,360 and
86,088 in 1990.
14.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.2% percent is 25-35, and
14.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,325 acts of violent crime reported in
Bossier in 2004, a change from
610 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,707 people:
3.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.5%.
Read more about
Bossier, Louisiana in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bossier | |
| State | Louisiana | |
| Land Area | 867 sq. miles | Ranked 1,043 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 107,270 | Ranked 531 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 105,309 | |
| Population 2000 | 98,360 | Ranked 530 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 86,088 | Ranked 531 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 75.2% | |
| African American | 21.3% | |
| Asian American | 1.4% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.6% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,325 | 610 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 4 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 39 | |
| Robberies | 70 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1,212 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,994 | 4,467 |
| Burglaries | 669 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,968 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 357 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 51,853 | 47,034 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,707 | 2,102 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 4.5% |
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