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The ACS estimates about 10,300, give or take 820 civilian veterans in Bossier Parish.
By ACS estimates, Bossier Parish has the 8th largest veteran population among Louisiana's 64 counties and equivalents.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
45 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
30 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
19 percent
above the Louisiana share; above the national share.
14 percent
13 percent
Bossier Parish has about 2,280, give or take 259 veterans 75 and older, making up 22 percent of its veterans compared with 24 percent in Louisiana.
Bossier Parish has about 816, give or take 266 veterans under 35; both the county and Louisiana round to a 8 percent share.
Women veterans in Bossier Parish number about 1,400, give or take 312; their 14 percent share is above Louisiana's 11 percent.
Income, work and education in Bossier Parish
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Bossier Parish
Louisiana
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$48,852 ± $3,221
$48,927 ± $1,145
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$36,822 ± $1,370
$32,904 ± $301
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
7.8% ± 2.0 points
10.2% ± 0.6 points
7.4% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
28.2% ± 4.2 points
33.9% ± 0.9 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
68.0% ± 4.1 points
70.6% ± 1.2 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
7.2% ± 4.7 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
97.0% ± 1.3 points
94.7% ± 0.4 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
27.6% ± 3.2 points
25.9% ± 0.9 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects fewer veterans here in 2035: about 11,000 on September 30, 2035, compared with 12,000 on September 30, 2026. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Bossier Parish
VA reports 5,963 veterans in Bossier Parish receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
VA recipients by service-connected rating, FY2025
Rating group
Recipients
0 to 20 percent
806
30 to 40 percent
517
50 to 60 percent
717
70 to 90 percent
1,871
100 percent
2,052
FY2019: 4,430 recipients. Change to FY2025: +1,533.
In 2025, lenders reported 773 VA-backed home loans out of 2,666 home loans made in Bossier Parish (29.0% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Red Chute (unincorporated community): about 6,526 residents
Haughton (town): about 4,485 residents
Eastwood (unincorporated community): about 4,440 residents
Benton (town): about 2,548 residents
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Plain Dealing (town): about 929 residents
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Louisiana veterans rated 100 percent service-connected receive a primary residence exemption from ad valorem taxes, except certain municipal assessments.
Louisiana offers in-state tuition exemptions to eligible children of living veterans rated at least 90 percent or receiving 100 percent individual unemployability.
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