COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oberlin vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Oberlin, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, Louisiana
Oberlin is 97% smaller than DeRidder. Oberlin earns more, with a median household income $66,008 higher. Oberlin has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -7%).
OBERLINDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population2699,503−97% vs DeRidder
Population density2,0691,023+1,046
Population growth13.9%-6.9%+20.8 pts
Median age25.037.6−12.6
Male62.5%51.3%+11.1 pts
Female37.5%48.7%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.3%51.7%−10.4 pts
Black16.4%28.1%−11.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino41.3%6.3%+34.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other1.1%12.2%−11.1 pts
Median household income$125,809$59,801+$66,008
Per capita income$30,482$30,655−$173
Poverty rate0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1480.431−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%20.8%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate15.6%10.1%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation81.7%57.1%+24.6 pts
Median home value$229,400$156,600+$72,800
Median gross rent$935$958−$23
Owner-occupied78.9%66.5%+12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.3%12.0%+43.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.9%−38.9 pts
Average commute29.224.0+5.2
Worked from home10.5%4.9%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024