DeRidder, LA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2020 Population

37,387

0.929% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2020 Median Age

37.5

0.267% 1-year increase

2020 Poverty Rate

13.8%

11% 1-year decrease

2020 Median Household Income

$49,256

7.43% 1-year decline

2020 Median Property Value

$141,600

11.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2020, DeRidder, LA had a population of 37.4k people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $49,256. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of DeRidder, LA grew from 37,043 to 37,387, a 0.929% increase and its median household income declined from $53,209 to $49,256, a −7.43% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in DeRidder, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (12.3%), White (Hispanic) (2.86%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.73%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.559%).

None of the households in DeRidder, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in DeRidder, LA are U.S. citizens.

In 2020, the median property value in DeRidder, LA was $141,600, and the homeownership rate was 79.4%.

Most people in DeRidder, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.2 minutes. The average car ownership in DeRidder, LA was 2 cars per household.

DeRidder, LA borders Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, Fort Polk South, LA, Jennings, LA, and Lake Charles, LA.

Population & Diversity

DeRidder, LA is home to a population of 37.4k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2020, 2.06% of DeRidder, LA residents were born outside of the country (772 people).

In 2020, there were 6.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30k people) in DeRidder, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.61k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.07k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

98.8%

2019 Citizenship

As of 2020, 98.9% of DeRidder, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2019, the percentage of US citizens in DeRidder, LA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in DeRidder, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in DeRidder, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
30k ± 21
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.61k ± 109
White (Hispanic)
1.07k ± 110

3.74%

Hispanic Population

1.4k people

3.74% of the people in DeRidder, LA are hispanic (1.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in DeRidder, LA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

2.06%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

772 people

2.28%

2019 Foreign-Born Population

845 people

As of 2020, 2.06% of DeRidder, LA residents (772 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.5%. In 2019, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in DeRidder, LA was 2.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in DeRidder, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,322 ± 174
Gulf War (2001-)
1,092 ± 195
Gulf War (1990s)
523 ± 184

DeRidder, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.21 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of DeRidder, LA employs 14.7k people. The largest industries in DeRidder, LA are Manufacturing (2,213 people), Retail Trade (1,682 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,555 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($83,438), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,875), and Manufacturing ($67,061).

Employment

Occupations

14.7k

2020 Value

± 971

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 8.61%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in DeRidder, LA grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 14.3k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in DeRidder, LA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,436 people), Management Occupations (1,296 people), and Production Occupations (1,295 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of DeRidder, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.7k

2020 Value

± 971

2.46%

1 Year growth

± 8.61%

From 2019 to 2020, employment in DeRidder, LA grew at a rate of 2.46%, from 14.3k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in DeRidder, LA, are Manufacturing (2,213 people), Retail Trade (1,682 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,555 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of DeRidder, LA, though some of these residents may live in DeRidder, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,979

Median earning men ± $3,158

$24,865

Median earning women ± $3,114

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2020 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,550), Manufacturing ($69,615), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,365).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2020 are Manufacturing ($53,162), Public Administration ($43,264), and Construction ($42,652).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Y-Axis

8.45%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 145M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 8.45% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

195
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
185
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
132
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Louisiana to other states, or from other states to Louisiana.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Gasoline
$49.3B
Fuel oils
$48.1B
Coal-n.e.c.
$37.7B

In 2020, the top outbound Louisiana product (by dollars) was Gasoline with $49.3B, followed by Fuel oils ($48.1B) and Coal-n.e.c. ($37.7B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Louisiana products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$380B

2020 Value in Louisiana

$689B

Projected 2050 Value in Louisiana

81% growth

In 2020, total outbound Louisiana trade was $380B. This is expected to increase 81% to $689B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Louisiana trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Louisiana to other states, or from other states to Louisiana.

Most Common Trade Partners

Texas
$43.9B
Mississippi
$24.1B
Illinois
$7.47B

In 2020, the top outbound Louisiana domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Texas with $43.9B, followed by Mississippi with $24.1B and Illinois and $7.47B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Louisiana shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senators Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representatives Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2020, 0.829% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.761% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2020 were High School or Equivalent (1.21M), Some college (825k), and Secondary Education (634k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in DeRidder, LA was $141,600 in 2020, which is 0.616 times smaller than the national average of $229,800. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $127,500 to $141,600, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in DeRidder, LA is 79.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.4%.

People in DeRidder, LA have an average commute time of 29.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in DeRidder, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in DeRidder, LA is $49,256. In 2020, the county with the highest Median Household Income in DeRidder, LA was Ascension Parish, LA with a value of $82,594, followed by St. Tammany Parish, LA and St. Charles Parish, LA, with respective values of $70,730 and $68,113.

Property

$141,600

Median Property Value 2020

±$15,014

$10,973

Median Property Taxes

±$763

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In DeRidder, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in DeRidder, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.4%

Homeownership

2020

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2020

In 2020, 79.4% of the housing units in DeRidder, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in DeRidder, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2020, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in DeRidder, LA was Ascension Parish, LA with a value of $82,594, followed by St. Tammany Parish, LA and St. Charles Parish, LA, with respective values of $70,730 and $68,113.

The following map shows all of the counties in DeRidder, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,256

Median Household Income

± $4,724

13.8k

Number of Households

± 890

In 2020, the median household income of the 13.8k households in DeRidder, LA declined from $49,256 from the previous year's value of $53,209.

The following chart displays the households in DeRidder, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for DeRidder, LA is from Louisiana.

0.465

2020 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2019 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2020, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.341% decline from 2019 to 2020, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2020

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (2.4%)

In 2020, 81.4% of workers in DeRidder, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (2.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in DeRidder, LA have a longer commute time (29.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.9 minutes). Additionally, 2.51% of the workforce in DeRidder, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in DeRidder, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in DeRidder, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in DeRidder, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in DeRidder, LA (5.1k out of 36.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.8%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in DeRidder, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.2% of the population of DeRidder, LA has health coverage, with 37.9% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 9.97% on Medicare, 16.2% on non-group plans, and 3.75% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in Louisiana was $7,815 in 2014. This is a 4.38% increase from the previous year ($7,487).

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1466 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.01% decrease from the previous year (1496 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1778 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 329 patients per year.

COVID-19

Daily New Cases by Date

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Y-Axis

This chart shows the number of COVID-19 daily new cases by date in Louisiana, as a 7-day rolling average, compared with the four states with the most similar number of confirmed cases.

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Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

1,466 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Louisiana

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see an average of 1,466 patients per year. This represents a 2.01% decrease from the previous year (1,496 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Louisiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Community Mobility

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This chart presents movement trends over time in the state of Louisiana across different categories of places such as retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, parks, transit stations, workplaces, and residential.

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Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2020, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 20.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.8%

Uninsured

37.9%

Employer Coverage

23.3%

Medicaid

9.97%

Medicare

16.2%

Non-Group

3.75%

Military or VA

Between 2019 and 2020, the percent of uninsured citizens in DeRidder, LA declined by 13.7% from 10.2% to 8.8%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in DeRidder, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.