CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richwood

Louisiana · 1,253 residents · 2.52 sq mi

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Richwood is home to 1,253 people in Louisiana. The poverty rate is 42.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Households here earn about 42% less than in Louisiana as a whole. The population has fallen 41% since 2000. The typical home is worth $30,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,253

−41%vs 2000

vs 2,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 28.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(90)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(114)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(102)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.9%(162)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.2%(241)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.5%(132)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(118)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(81)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(69)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(62)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,727

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $16,790 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,975

−51%vs 2000

vs $10,190 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

42.8%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,500

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$255

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $358 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.4%

+15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

25.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic10.5%(223)

Black87.8%(1,856)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(17)

Asian0.6%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic14%(175)

Black86%(1,078)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(102)

Spaniard0.1%(4)

Ancestry

American4.4%(167)

Irish2.1%(81)

Italian1.4%(52)

English1.1%(44)

German0.9%(35)

French0.7%(25)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.4%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 11.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married70%(1,499)

Married16.3%(349)

Widowed1.7%(36)

Divorced12%(256)

Women 15+

Never married56.2%(548)

Married19.3%(188)

Widowed7.7%(75)

Divorced16.8%(164)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−26.8 ptssince 2013

from 34.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

18.2%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.3%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

70.3%

+14.7 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

20.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

80.5%

+15.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.3%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.9%(22)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28.3%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 92 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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