Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Shreveport has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Shreveport do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Ellerbe Woods, where the median income is a cool $113,526.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Louisiana’s statewide median.
Louisiana statewide median: $60,756
Louisiana statewide median: $211,635
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Shreveport for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Shreveport.
We ranked every neighborhood in Shreveport by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Ellerbe Woods, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Shreveport.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Shreveport.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Shreveport for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellerbe Woods | $113,526 |
| 2 | Springlake-University Terrace | $64,977 |
| 3 | Broadmoor-Anderson Island-Shreve Isle | $60,108 |
| 4 | Caddo Heights-South Highlands | $55,739 |
| 5 | Western Hills And Yarborough | $53,695 |
| 6 | Hyde Park Brookwood-Southern Hills | $46,846 |
| 7 | Jenkins-Pinecroft | $46,329 |
| 8 | Airport-Pines Road | $45,494 |
| 9 | Freestate-North Highlands | $37,236 |
| 10 | Queensborough | $33,137 |
| 11 | Ceder Grove-Lynbrook | $31,012 |
| 12 | Sunset Arcre-Garden Valley-Morningside | $30,789 |
| 13 | Country Club Hills-Lakeshore Shopping | $27,858 |
| 14 | Highland-Stoner Hill | $27,744 |
| 15 | Mooretown And Hollywood Heights | $22,387 |
| 16 | Martin Luther King | $20,545 |
| 17 | Allendale-Lakeside | $19,668 |
| 18 | Downtown Riverfront | $16,822 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 18 Shreveport neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Shreveport
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Shreveport for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Ellerbe Woods looks to be the richest Shreveport neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Shreveport are Ellerbe Woods, Springlake-University Terrace, Broadmoor-Anderson Island-Shreve Isle, Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Western Hills And Yarborough, Hyde Park Brookwood-Southern Hills, Jenkins-Pinecroft, Airport-Pines Road, Freestate-North Highlands, and Queensborough.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Downtown Riverfront.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Louisiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Shreveport FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Shreveport?
Ellerbe Woods is the richest neighborhood in Shreveport for 2026, with a median household income of $113,526. Springlake-University Terrace and Broadmoor-Anderson Island-Shreve Isle are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Shreveport?
The richest neighborhoods in Shreveport are Ellerbe Woods, Springlake-University Terrace, Broadmoor-Anderson Island-Shreve Isle, Caddo Heights-South Highlands, Western Hills And Yarborough, Hyde Park Brookwood-Southern Hills, Jenkins-Pinecroft, Airport-Pines Road, Freestate-North Highlands, and Queensborough. We ranked all 18 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Ellerbe Woods?
The median household in Ellerbe Woods earns $113,526 a year, and the median home there is worth $311,600. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Shreveport is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Shreveport?
Downtown Riverfront posts the lowest median household income of the 18 Shreveport neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
