What is the population of DeRidder city?

DeRidder city has 9,812 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #59 of 489 in Louisiana.

What is the median household income in DeRidder city?

Median household income in DeRidder city is $58,596 a year, 25.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in DeRidder city?

Median gross rent is $929 a month and the median home value is $160,800, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.

Is DeRidder city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so DeRidder city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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DeRidder, LA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of DeRidder, Louisiana (DeRidder, LA — Census place “DeRidder city”) is 9,812 residents, ranking #59 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $58,596, the median home is worth $160,800 and median gross rent runs $929 a month. Looking for the DeRidder Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve DeRidder, LA: 70634.

Population: 9,812DeRidder city residents
Median household income: $58,596Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $160,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $929Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 64.8%Owner-occupied households

DeRidder ZIP codes (Louisiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps DeRidder.

The DeRidder LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

70634

What the numbers mean in DeRidder city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the DeRidder city median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.2% of residents and 64.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

DeRidder city, LA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

DeRidder city is a mid-size town in Louisiana, with 9,812 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #59 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 37.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in DeRidder city earn a median of $58,596 a year, 25.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 16.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in DeRidder city is valued at $160,800, 47% below the national figure and 7% below the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $929 a month, 33.9% below the national figure, or roughly $11,148 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of DeRidder city?: DeRidder city has 9,812 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #59 of 489 in Louisiana.
What is the median household income in DeRidder city?: Median household income in DeRidder city is $58,596 a year, 25.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in DeRidder city?: Median gross rent is $929 a month and the median home value is $160,800, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.
Is DeRidder city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so DeRidder city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this DeRidder city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.