With 173 people, Rodessa is a city in Louisiana. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 35.3% of people here live below the federal poverty line. At a median age of 47.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. People stay put here: 65% were in the same home a year ago. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $60,000.
At a glance
Older
median age 47.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
3% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 61%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rodessa
What changed most since 1990
Black share4.7% → 38.7%(+34.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share93.0% → 59.5%(−33.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population299 → 173(−42%)US over the same years: +35%
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)45.5%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)36.4%(8)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.5%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 22 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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Over time
Rodessa, decade by decade
Rodessa population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
299
$36,601
$44,641
1.5%
16.6
2000
307
$39,621
$37,344
5.0%
53.5
2010
270
$28,453
$37,834
2.9%
62.7
2020
192
$39,013
$74,419
2.4%
61.7
2024
173
–
$60,000
2.5%
61.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
