Bogalusa City, Louisiana


Bogalusa City is one of the city of Washington Parish, Louisiana, located towards the Southern Region (West South Central) of United States. The city has a population of 13365 as per the 2000 census data. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 12607, making it the 33rd most populous in Louisiana. The city spans an area of 9.54 square miles (24.71 kmē), of which, 9.49 square miles (24.58 kmē) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 57th largest by total area in Louisiana.

As of the census of 2000, there were 13365 residents, 400 households, and 290 families in the city. The population density was 1407.6 people per square mile (543.48/kmē), it is the 99th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 6300 housing units at an average density of 663.9 per square mile (256.33/kmē). The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.05. The population's age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76 males. The median age was 37.1 years, the median age of male residents at 33.9 and the median age of female residents at 39.6. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 57.18% White, 41.21% Black or African American, 0.32% American Indian, 0.39% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.73% from two or more races and 0.16% Other races.

Bogalusa city Louisiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Bogalusa city Louisiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Bogalusa City Louisiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $19261, it is 56th poorest city by median household income in Louisiana. The median income for a family in the city was $24947, making it the 66th poorest city by median family income among the Louisiana. The per capita income for the city was $11476, it would be the 103rd lowest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The median income of city was $15870, The median income for males was $23330 versus $11350 for females.

In 2000, 3145 pupils and students, of which 1459 are male and 1686 are female, 23.53% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 201 nursery or pri school, 235 kindergarten, 1674 elementary school, 788 high school and 247 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census13365
April 2000 Estimate13375
July 2000 Estimate13316
July 2001 Estimate13136
July 2002 Estimate13026
July 2003 Estimate12862
July 2004 Estimate12803
July 2005 Estimate12763
July 2006 Estimate12793
July 2007 Estimate12708
July 2008 Estimate12607
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school73128201
Kindergarten100135235
Elementary school8318431674
High school397391788
College or graduate school58189247
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Bogalusa city, Louisiana$19261$24947$11476
Washington Parish, Louisiana$24264$29480$12915
Louisiana, United States$32566$39774$16912
United States$41994$50046$21587