COMPARING TWO PLACES
Natchez vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Natchez, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, Louisiana
Natchez is 95% smaller than DeRidder. DeRidder earns more, with a median household income $37,770 higher. DeRidder has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -18%).
NATCHEZDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population4909,503−95% vs DeRidder
Population density4751,023−548
Population growth-18.1%-6.9%−11.2 pts
Median age59.437.6+21.8
Male46.7%51.3%−4.6 pts
Female53.3%48.7%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.7%51.7%−50.0 pts
Black98.3%28.1%+70.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Median household income$22,031$59,801−$37,770
Per capita income$17,198$30,655−$13,457
Poverty rate47.9%19.1%+28.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.431+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%20.8%−20.1 pts
Graduate degree0.7%7.8%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%10.1%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation42.0%57.1%−15.1 pts
Median home value$66,900$156,600−$89,700
Median gross rent$317$958−$641
Owner-occupied56.2%66.5%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%12.0%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.7%38.9%+6.7 pts
Average commute16.024.0−8.1
Worked from home0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured10.3%8.2%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025