COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeRidder vs Moss Bluff
PLACE A
DeRidder, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Moss Bluff, Louisiana
DeRidder is 24% smaller than Moss Bluff. Moss Bluff earns more, with a median household income $32,235 higher. Moss Bluff has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -7%).
DERIDDERMOSS BLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population9,50312,482−24% vs Moss Bluff
Population density1,023820+203
Population growth-6.9%8.3%−15.2 pts
Median age37.644.1−6.5
Male51.3%55.8%−4.4 pts
Female48.7%44.2%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%1.6%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%83.2%−31.5 pts
Black28.1%11.2%+16.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%1.8%+4.5 pts
Asian1.6%0.8%+0.9 pts
Other12.2%3.1%+9.1 pts
Median household income$59,801$92,036−$32,235
Per capita income$30,655$49,390−$18,735
Poverty rate19.1%8.9%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.402+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%29.0%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%5.6%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.1%1.1%+9.0 pts
Labor force participation57.1%55.9%+1.2 pts
Median home value$156,600$252,900−$96,300
Median gross rent$958$1,324−$366
Owner-occupied66.5%81.0%−14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%9.6%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%24.0%+14.9 pts
Average commute24.024.6−0.6
Worked from home4.9%6.9%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured8.2%4.2%+4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024