COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeRidder vs Lake Charles
PLACE A
DeRidder, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Lake Charles, Louisiana
DeRidder is 89% smaller than Lake Charles. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lake Charles has grown faster since 2000 (18% vs -7%).
DERIDDERLAKE CHARLESDIFFERENCE
Total population9,50382,676−89% vs Lake Charles
Population density1,0231,742−719
Population growth-6.9%17.9%−24.8 pts
Median age37.636.6+1.0
Male51.3%49.4%+1.9 pts
Female48.7%50.6%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born2.0%5.6%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%45.3%+6.4 pts
Black28.1%42.4%−14.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%5.7%+0.6 pts
Asian1.6%2.7%−1.0 pts
Other12.2%3.9%+8.3 pts
Median household income$59,801$59,235+$566
Per capita income$30,655$35,860−$5,205
Poverty rate19.1%23.3%−4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.527−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%29.1%−8.4 pts
Graduate degree7.8%10.9%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.1%6.6%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation57.1%61.5%−4.4 pts
Median home value$156,600$214,300−$57,700
Median gross rent$958$1,109−$151
Owner-occupied66.5%60.9%+5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%21.3%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%51.6%−12.7 pts
Average commute24.017.0+7.0
Worked from home4.9%5.0%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured8.2%8.3%−0.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025