County profile
Bossier Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#549 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 84% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.7B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
37,246
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,649
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$51.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
131,867
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.3%
Median HH income
$69.6k±$2.3k
Bachelor's degree+
28.4%±1.7%
Poverty rate
15.9%±1.5%
Business applications
1,918 · 2025
Retail establishments
433
33.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Bonvenu Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services$83.3M46DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation28%
Retail trade25%
Health care21%
Manufacturing10%
Professional services9%
Construction8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
131,867
residents · 2025 · +2.5% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−919
International migration+2,643
Natural change+1,401
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$5.6B2019
$5.2B2020
$6.2B2021
$7.0B2022
$7.4B2023
$7.7B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$227.2k±$6.2k
Median gross rent
$1.2k/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
10.4%±1.2%
Affordability
4.4× wages
Residential permits
$139.0M
664 units · 5.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
82.5
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Ice storm 99Heat wave 98Lightning 93
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2422016
2472017
2502018
2532019
2592020
2732021
3012022
3172023
3292024
3342025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -15% since 20217852021
5312022
6902023
7792024
6642025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
13.9 km
I-220
Nearest freight rail
11.3 km
LAS
Nearest port
35.6 km
RED RIVER TERMINALS CADDO/BOSSIER PORT COMMISSION
Nearest commercial airport
33.2 km
SHREVEPORT RGNL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$51.1k
avg. annual pay · +23% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Bossier?
Bossier's economy produced $7.7B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.