COMPARING TWO PLACES
Huntington vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Huntington, IN
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, LA
Huntington and DeRidder are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HUNTINGTONDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population37,22436,673+2% vs DeRidder
Population density9732+66
Population growth-1.2%2.5%−3.8 pts
Median age40.437.2+3.2
Male50.0%51.2%−1.2 pts
Female50.0%48.8%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.1%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.9%79.0%+13.9 pts
Black0.7%10.8%−10.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%3.9%−0.8 pts
Asian0.6%0.7%−0.1 pts
Other2.7%5.6%−3.0 pts
Median household income$66,301$65,944+$357
Per capita income$34,854$33,625+$1,229
Poverty rate9.9%14.3%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.429−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%17.1%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%5.5%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%6.8%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation63.1%56.0%+7.1 pts
Median home value$161,600$161,700−$100
Median gross rent$879$898−$19
Owner-occupied77.4%84.8%−7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.7%14.8%−9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%38.2%−2.3 pts
Average commute22.033.2−11.2
Worked from home7.1%4.0%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured5.5%8.5%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025