Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area

Shreveport-Bossier
Downtown Shreveport (right) and Bossier City (left)
Map of Louisiana highlighting the Shreveport metropolitan area
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parishes	Bossier Caddo DeSoto Webster
Principal cities	Shreveport Bossier City
Largest city	Shreveport

The Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in northwestern Louisiana that covers four parishes: Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and De Soto. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 439,000 (though a July 1, 2012 estimate placed the population at 447,000).

As of the census of 2010, there were 557,201 people, 189,000 households, and 139,000 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was

The median income for a household in the MSA was $32,974, and the median income for a family was $39,203. Males had a median income of $35,583 versus $31,848 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $16,521.

Shreveport is the home of the 2-108th Cavalry Squadron which is part of the 256th Infantry Brigade.