Lafayette County vs. Bossier Parish County

	Lafayette County (AR)	Bossier Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,682	127,185
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-12.6%	8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,643	117,027
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,645	116,979
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.4%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.0%	14.3%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.5%
White alone, percent	61.2%	72.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	36.3%	22.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.8%	6.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	59.2%	66.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	439	11,774
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,390	57,828
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.6%	62.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$63,300	$168,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$811	$1,252
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$291	$349
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$377	$957
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.5%	18.4%
Households, 2014-2018	2,859	48,947
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.37	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.5%	86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.0%	5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	68.9%	86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	55.5%	66.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.7%	89.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.5%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.4%	8.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	10.6%	8.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.8%	59.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.6%	56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,143	666,991
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	8,079	376,049
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	30,468	1,923,345
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,091	$15,740
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.5	21.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,412	$53,806
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,005	$27,924
Persons in poverty, percent	22.8%	14.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	106	2,495
Total employment, 2017	724	37,205
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	23,928	1,253,109
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.5%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	340	8,821
All firms, 2012	597	9,558
Men-owned firms, 2012	346	5,003
Women-owned firms, 2012	110	3,223
Minority-owned firms, 2012	74	1,902
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	499	7,171
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	80	1,223
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	488	7,650
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	7.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	14.5	139.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	528.27	840.06

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lafayette county (AR) and Bossier Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.