Editing Bossier City, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 202
|1910= 775
|1920= 1094
|1930= 4003
|1940= 5786
|1950= 15470
|1960= 32776
|1970= 43769
|1980= 50817
|1990= 52721
|2000= 56461
|2010= 61315
|2020= 62701
|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|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 28, 2014}}</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>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Bossier City racial composition as of 2020<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2208920&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| [[Race (human categorization)|Race]]
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 31,843
| 50.79%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 19,092
| 30.45%
|-
!scope="row"| Native American
| 240
| 0.38%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 1,482
| 2.36%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 76
| 0.12%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/mixed
| 3,273
| 5.22%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 6,695
| 10.68%
|}
Per the [[2020 United States census]], 62,701 people, 26,677 households, and 17,524 families resided in the city.<ref name=":4" /> According to 2019 census estimates per the [[American Community Survey]], 24.2% of the population were 18 and older, and 13.8% were  65 and older; the 26,927 households from 2015 to 2019 had an average of 2.44 people per household. In 1890, Bossier City initially had a population of 202, which has steadily increased since.

In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 58.5% [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|non-Hispanic or Latino white]], 27.9% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2.5% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 8.6% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] of any race.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Bossier City city, Louisiana|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bossiercitycitylouisiana/POP010220|access-date=2021-08-19|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref> At the 2020 census, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 50.79% non-Hispanic white, 30.45% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 2.36% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 5.22% two or more races, and 10.68% Hispanic and Latino American of any race; the 2020 census reflected nationwide trends of greater diversification and the growth of traditional minority populations in areas once predominantly non-Hispanic white.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frey |first=William H. |date=2020-07-01 |title=The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data |url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=Brookings |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking |url=https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-house-elections-4ee80e72846c151aa41a808b06d975ea |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

Of the 26,927 households estimated at 2019's American Community Survey, the owner-occupied housing rate was 52.8% and the median value of an owner-occupied housing unit was $163,500. The median cost with a mortgage was $1,182 versus $363 without a mortgage, and the median gross rent was $955. The median income for a household in the city was $50,340, and the per capita income was $26,755; an estimated 19.7% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. By 2020, its median household income was $48,385 with a mean income of $63,114.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Bossier%20City%20city,%20Louisiana%20income&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1901 |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

=== Religion ===
The majority of Bossier City's population is [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/louisiana/bossier_city|title=Bossier City, Louisiana Religion|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=2018-10-01}}</ref>  Neighboring Shreveport is more religiously diverse than Bossier. Of its population, 37.9% identified as [[Baptists]], primarily  affiliated with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] and [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc]]. Within the city, 6.7% were [[Methodism|Methodists]], primarily served by the [[United Methodist Church]], 5.2% were [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport|Shreveport Diocese]], 2.2% [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]], 0.9% [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter Day Saints]], 0.4% [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], 0.4% [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]], and 0.2% [[Anglicanism|Episcopalian or Anglican]]. Within the Christian population of Bossier City, 7.7% claimed to be from another Christian group. Outside of Christendom, 0.3% of the city's residents were adherents to [[Islam]].<ref name=":0" /> Less than 0.1% of Bossier's residents identified with [[Judaism]], or eastern religions such as [[Hinduism]] or [[Buddhism]].<ref name=":0" />