Photo: Roman Eugeniusz · CC BY-SA 3.0Shreveport spent more per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Shreveport’s city government spent $297.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,611 per resident. That is its newest year reported to the Census Bureau. Water and other utilities ($32.1 million) and the airport ($6.9 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Shreveport is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$1,611 per resident in 2022: more than 82% of them
Shreveport’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,611 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 137 Louisiana cities that don’t run their own schools: the median was $859, and the middle half spent $339–$1,254. Shreveport spent more than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($43.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Shreveport itself left out).
About $1,611 per resident a year, or $4.41 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 21%.
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No trend yet
Shreveport reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau (2023, 2024 are estimates), so there is no trend yet.
full-time in March 2025, up from 1,994 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,201 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.67% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Shreveport’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Shreveport’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Shreveport →
Who’s in charge in Shreveport
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 91 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (184,786).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Caddo Parish School District
Shreveport’s K–12 school district, shared with Belcher, Blanchard, Gilliam, Greenwood, Hosston and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,782 per pupil, $8,493 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
Bossier Parish School District · $14,060 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
From town hall to Washington
Shreveport sends 7 representatives to the Louisiana House alone.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseShreveport is split between 7 districts
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseSplit between districts
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Shreveport compares with the towns next door
Shreveport spent $1,611 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,224. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier City | $1,224 | $1,245 |
| Greenwood | estimate | $1,625 |
| Shreveport | $1,611 | $1,201 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Shreveport’s government
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Questions about Shreveport’s government
How much does Shreveport spend per resident?
About $1,611 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,611 was more than 82% of 137 Louisiana cities that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Shreveport?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,201 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.67% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Shreveport’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shreveport yet.
How many people work for Shreveport?
2,023 full-time and 655 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $12.5M (about $150.4M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Shreveport in the state legislature?
Shreveport is split among 7 State House districts and 4 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Shreveport’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →