Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Caddo Lake Bridge and Mooringsport School. Mooringsport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Mooringsport beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 992 in 1920, 748 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1913 and 3 maps from 1948 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mooringsport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mooringsport.
The Caddo Parish school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Mooringsport’s public school: 259 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooringsport Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 259 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
The top destinations are Shreveport (50%), Bossier City (11%) and Blanchard (2%). 28% of Mooringsport residents live below the poverty line. Its mean commuting time is 32 minutes, against 25 minutes in Louisiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Mooringsport | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $22,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Values rose 5.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. 76% of Mooringsport households own their home, above the Louisiana town median (68%) and near the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mooringsport has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Mooringsport. CDC measures, 32 in all: Mooringsport beats Louisiana on 4 and trails on 2. In Mooringsport, 34% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 17% report frequent physical distress. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Mooringsport.
| Mooringsport | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 42% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Mooringsport | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.7% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 33.9% | 40.1% |
| More adults with depression | 31.2% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score for Mooringsport comes to 52 of 100. FEMA puts 36% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to heat waves. Federal aid has come to Mooringsport households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mooringsport. Close and well known come first.
4 mi LakeCaddo Lake
17 mi Stadium & arenaIndependence Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaCenturyLink Center
17 mi TheatreShreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
20 mi MuseumEighth Air Force Museum
17 mi TheatreStrand TheatreCaddo Lake: Jay Carriker (User:JCarriker), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Stadium: AllisonFoley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CenturyLink Center: The original uploader was Dman861 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eighth Air Force Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Strand Theatre: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Mooringsport
About 1 of every 100 Mooringsport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Mooringsport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Mooringsport.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Mooringsport is an incorporated municipality in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located in Caddo Parish. Part of the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area and located approximately 18 miles (29 km) outside of the principal city of Shreveport, the town of Mooringsport had a population of 748 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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Mooringsport has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born here, including Jerry Janes and Randle T. Moore.
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