New Orleans vs Shreveport
New Orleans, LA compared with Shreveport, LA · 282 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Shreveport’s 175,902. New Orleans comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Shreveport does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| New Orleans, LA | Shreveport, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 175,902 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 1,626 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $48,699 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $178,900 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $987 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 53.3% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 18.8 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 37.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 28.5% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 23.5% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 9% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 3.7× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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