COMPARING TWO PLACES
DeRidder vs Sulphur
PLACE A
DeRidder, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Sulphur, Oklahoma
DeRidder is 95% larger than Sulphur. Sulphur earns more, with a median household income $7,156 higher. Sulphur has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -7%).
DERIDDERSULPHURDIFFERENCE
Total population9,5034,878+95% vs Sulphur
Population density1,023815+208
Population growth-6.9%2.8%−9.6 pts
Median age37.641.9−4.3
Male51.3%50.9%+0.4 pts
Female48.7%49.1%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.0%3.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%65.5%−13.8 pts
Black28.1%1.0%+27.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%14.1%−7.7 pts
Asian1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Other12.2%19.4%−7.2 pts
Median household income$59,801$66,957−$7,156
Per capita income$30,655$29,875+$780
Poverty rate19.1%15.5%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.465−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%20.0%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree7.8%5.4%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.1%1.5%+8.5 pts
Labor force participation57.1%56.0%+1.1 pts
Median home value$156,600$122,000+$34,600
Median gross rent$958$954+$4
Owner-occupied66.5%66.5%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%24.6%−12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%29.9%+9.0 pts
Average commute24.018.3+5.7
Worked from home4.9%3.4%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured8.2%12.2%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025