MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

DeRidder Micro

DeRidder, LA · 1 counties · 30,083 residents · 1,157 sq mi

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DeRidder is a metro area of 30,083 people. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $45,500. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $22,442, about 26% below the national median. Renters pay $324 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,083

−9%vs 2000

vs 32,986 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

26 / sq mi

−9%vs 2000

vs 28 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.8

−10%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,157 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(2,336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(2,454)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(2,525)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(2,387)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(2,080)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(4,910)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(4,554)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(3,053)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(2,541)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.2%(1,871)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,099)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(273)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,442

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,582 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,096

−35%vs 2000

vs $15,514 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,500

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.4%(27,513)

Black12.8%(4,229)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(468)

Asian0.6%(189)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic84%(25,274)

Black14.6%(4,391)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(401)

Asian0.4%(115)

Other1%(303)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(843)

Puerto Rican0.6%(236)

Central American0.2%(70)

South American0.1%(55)

Cuban0.1%(42)

Salvadoran0.1%(37)

Venezuelan0.1%(31)

Spaniard0.1%(30)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Colombian0.1%(21)

Panamanian0%(8)

Nicaraguan0%(3)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Uruguayan0%(3)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(80)

Laotian0.2%(69)

Asian Indian0.1%(42)

Korean0.1%(34)

Chinese0%(15)

Cambodian0%(10)

Japanese0%(9)

Thai0%(6)

Taiwanese0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(11)

Ancestry

English10.2%(3,757)

German9.1%(3,348)

Irish8.9%(3,268)

American7.4%(2,696)

French7.1%(2,598)

French Canadian1.7%(616)

Scottish1.5%(535)

Dutch1.1%(391)

Italian1%(365)

Polish0.8%(299)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(230)

Welsh0.3%(128)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.3%(119)

Norwegian0.3%(114)

Swedish0.3%(102)

British0.2%(84)

Czech0.2%(77)

Greek0.1%(49)

Russian0.1%(42)

Finnish0.1%(38)

Arab0.1%(31)

Lebanese0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(22)

Subsaharan African0.1%(22)

West Indian0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Ukrainian0.1%(20)

Romanian0%(15)

Syrian0%(9)

Brazilian0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Israeli0%(7)

Swiss0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Haitian0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(6)

Jamaican0%(5)

Belgian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.3 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 22.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(4,852)

Married53.6%(7,947)

Widowed3.7%(541)

Divorced10%(1,481)

Women 15+

Never married22.7%(3,231)

Married51.9%(7,391)

Widowed10.2%(1,456)

Divorced15.1%(2,150)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)33.4%(979)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(923)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.5%(894)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(97)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,931 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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