COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pitkin vs DeRidder
PLACE A
Pitkin, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
DeRidder, Louisiana
Pitkin is 95% smaller than DeRidder. Pitkin earns more, with a median household income $56,618 higher. DeRidder has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -21%).
PITKINDERIDDERDIFFERENCE
Total population4899,503−95% vs DeRidder
Population density791,023−944
Population growth-21.0%-6.9%−14.1 pts
Median age41.937.6+4.3
Male69.9%51.3%+18.6 pts
Female30.1%48.7%−18.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.2%51.7%+40.5 pts
Black0.0%28.1%−28.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%6.3%+1.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Other0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Median household income$116,419$59,801+$56,618
Per capita income$56,135$30,655+$25,480
Poverty rate4.9%19.1%−14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2560.431−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%20.8%+20.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.1%−10.1 pts
Labor force participation59.8%57.1%+2.7 pts
Median home value$79,700$156,600−$76,900
Median gross rent$507$958−$451
Owner-occupied93.5%66.5%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate40.2%12.0%+28.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%38.9%+61.1 pts
Average commute35.324.0+11.3
Worked from home0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured13.9%8.2%+5.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024