Shreveport Poverty status by family type (all families, married-couple, and female householder with no husband present). Includes related children status, employment status, elderly status, and supplemental income.
Poverty Status
All
Below poverty level
Families
50,961
9,514
18.7%
With related children under 18
28,041
7,746
27.6%
With related children under 5
11,262
3,660
32.5%
Householder worked in 1999
38,176
5,363
14.0%
Full-time, year round
26,400
1,865
7.1%
Householder 65 and over
9,366
1,002
10.7%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
4,917
2,124
43.2%
Social Security income in 1999
12,084
1,353
11.2%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
7,747
Married-couple families
30,694
2,070
6.7%
With related children under 18
13,927
1,190
8.5%
With related children under 5
5,779
651
11.3%
Householder worked in 1999
23,940
938
3.9%
Full-time, year round
17,739
308
1.7%
Householder 65 and over
6,389
368
5.8%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
1,477
332
22.5%
Social Security income in 1999
7,992
550
6.9%
Mean income deficit (dollars)
6,764
Families with female householder, no husband present
16,652
6,609
39.7%
With related children under 18
11,971
5,881
49.1%
With related children under 5
4,647
2,673
57.5%
Householder worked in 1999
11,483
3,987
34.7%
Full-time, year round
6,762
1,402
20.7%
Householder 65 and over
2,547
510
20.0%
Family received:
Supplemental Security Income or public assistance income in 1999
