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Bossier Parish

Population in 2010: 4,093. Population change since 2000: +21.3%
Males: 2,012  (49.2%)
Females: 2,081  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Louisiana median age:  38.5 years

Zip codes: 71037.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $59,672 (it was $48,370 in 2000)
Eastwood:

$59,672
Louisiana:

$42,492
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $24,603

Eastwood CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $139,055 (it was $84,200 in 2000)
Eastwood:

$139,055
Louisiana:

$135,400
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $122,866; Detached houses: $150,022; Townhouses or other attached units: $50,698; In 2-unit structures: $101,396; Mobile homes: $38,470

Median gross rent in 2009: $606.

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  • White alone - 3,586 (87.6%)
  • Black alone - 242 (5.9%)
  • Hispanic - 173 (4.2%)
  • Two or more races - 54 (1.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 17 (0.4%)
  • Asian alone - 17 (0.4%)
  • Other race alone - 4 (0.10%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Eastwood: 83.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (14.1%), Irish (11.6%), United States (10.5%), German (9.1%), French (7.2%), Italian (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 239 feet

Land area: 6.30 square miles.

Population density: 650 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Eastwood:

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eastwood CDP:

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

77 residents are foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

This place:  2.3%
Louisiana:  2.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $429 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $165 (0.2%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (7.7 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (13.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (188.1 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Red Chute, LA (1.6 miles ), Haughton, LA (2.0 miles ), Bossier City, LA (2.8 miles ), Doyline, LA (3.1 miles ), Shreveport, LA (3.7 miles ), Dixie Inn, LA (3.7 miles ), Benton, LA (3.7 miles ), Sibley, LA (4.0 miles ).

Latitude: 32.56 N, Longitude: 93.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

6.0%
Louisiana:

7.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (14%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care and social assistance (20%)
  • Retail trade (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Other services, except public administration (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Eastwood-area historical tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 225% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/3/1978, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the Eastwood place center killed 2 people and injured 266 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1999, a category F4 tornado 13.5 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 102 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Eastwood-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1994 at 23:34:02, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/3/2001 at 10:46:13, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.6 miles away from Eastwood center
On 5/16/2007 at 13:22:21, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Bossier Parish (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Drought: 1, Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Eastwood:

  • WILLIS KNIGHTON BOSSIER HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; BOSSIER CITY, LA)
  • LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER - SHREVEPORT (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - State, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; SHREVEPORT, LA)
  • CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; SHREVEPORT, LA)

Amtrak stations near Eastwood:

  • 7 miles: BOSSIER CITY (3033 HILTON DR.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 11 miles: SHREVEPORT (102 LAKE ST.) - Bus Station . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eastwood:

  • Bossier Parish Community College (about 6 miles; Bossier City, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,177)
  • Louisiana State University-Shreveport (about 12 miles; Shreveport, LA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • Grambling State University (about 50 miles; Grambling, LA; FT enrollment: 4,504)
  • Louisiana Tech University (about 54 miles; Ruston, LA; FT enrollment: 7,480)
  • Southern Arkansas University Main Campus (about 55 miles; Magnolia, AR; FT enrollment: 2,501)
  • Northwestern State University of Louisiana (about 63 miles; Natchitoches, LA; FT enrollment: 5,626)
  • Texarkana College (about 69 miles; Texarkana, TX; FT enrollment: 2,250)

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Notable locations in Eastwood: Eastwood Fairways Country Club (A), Bossier Parish Fire District 1 Station 1 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Eastwood: Zion Hill Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Bossier Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 21.7. This is significantly better than average.
City:

21.7
U.S.:

32.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.06. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

2.06
U.S.:

2.43
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 25.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.6 miles away from the city center.
City:

25.6
U.S.:

28.3


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.6%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Louisiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  76.9%
Whole state:  69.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eastwood, LA


Eastwood compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Eastwood travel time to work - commute
Eastwood mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Electricity (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


2008 Presidential Election results in Bossier Parish Louisiana:
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Religion statistics for Eastwood (based on Bossier Parish data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.40%
Here50.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents59.8%14.0%11.6%3.7%2.4%
Congregations28.1%4.5%11.2%15.7%6.7%
NameAmerican Baptist AssociationPresbyterian Church (USA)Muslim EstimateLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents1.6%1.2%1.2%1.1%3.3%
Congregations6.7%7.9%1.1%1.1%16.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
Bossier Parish:

1.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Bossier Parish:

0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
This county:

0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49
Bossier Parish:

4.51 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 71
Here:

6.53 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

10.3%
Louisiana:

10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Bossier Parish:

27.1%
State:

29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Bossier Parish:

13.2%
State:

13.7%

12.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,296 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

12.03%
Louisiana average:

8.89%

0.34% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,042 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

0.34%
Louisiana average:

0.11%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Caddo Parish, LA  4.43% ($36,440 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.52% ($24,281)
from Webster Parish, LA  0.47% ($34,856)


11.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.00%
Louisiana average:

13.45%

0.39% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,241 average AGI)
Bossier Parish:

0.39%
Louisiana average:

0.07%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Caddo Parish, LA  4.49% ($29,307 average AGI)
to Webster Parish, LA  0.38% ($29,727)
to De Soto Parish, LA  0.16% ($33,541)

Strongest AM radio stations in Eastwood:

  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KIOU (1480 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUPS, INC.)
  • KRMD (1340 AM; 1 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KBCL (1070 AM; daytime; 0 kW; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Owner: BARNABAS CENTER MINISTRIES)
  • KASO (1240 AM; 1 kW; MINDEN, LA; Owner: GREENWOOD ACRES BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eastwood:

  • KBTT (103.7 FM; HAUGHTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KLKL (95.7 FM; MINDEN, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KMJJ-FM (99.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBED (102.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSYR (92.1 FM; BENTON, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
  • KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KYLA (106.7 FM; HOMER, LA; Owner: NWLA BROADCASTING, L.L.C)
  • KDKS-FM (102.1 FM; BLANCHARD, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSCL (91.3 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CENTENARY COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)
  • WAIV (102.3 FM; CAPE MAY, NJ; Owner: EQUITY COMMUNICATIONS, L.P.)
  • KTKC (92.9 FM; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eastwood:

  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
  • KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
  • KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
  • KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • K67FD (Channel 67; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
  • KBXS-CA (Channel 50; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • KADO-LP (Channel 15; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • K42FE (Channel 42; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KPXJ (Channel 21; MINDEN, LA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

3
  • SYDNEY L SMALL, .25 Km S Of Hwy 80 1.4 Km W (Lat: 32.553056 Lon: -93.582222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.5 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Licensee ID: L00268184
    Registrant: Access.1 Communications-Shreveport, LLC, 505 Eighth Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212) 714-1000
  • STEVEN STONE, .25 Km S Of Hwy 80 1.4 Km W (Lat: 32.553056 Lon: -93.582222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.5 m, Overall height: 106.4 m
    Registrant: Rubin Winston Diercks Harris & Cooke LLP, 1155 Connecticut Ave Nw 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 861-0870, Email:
  • .25 Km S Of Hwy 80 1.4 Km W (Lat: 32.553056 Lon: -93.582222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 105.5 m, Overall height: 106.4 m, Licensee ID: L00109070
    Registrant: Shreveport, LA 71161, Phone: (318) 222-3122



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$180,4198$139,43436$157,5962$16,4805$118,2323$59,803
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$145,0600$04$155,6800$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$123,8252$143,78513$143,6702$33,6551$125,1002$50,945
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$124,6401$180,1108$169,1430$01$93,0700$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$02$134,1550$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.05

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$179,9953$220,573
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$169,2000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0111.05

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