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Ferriday, LA

3,126 Population
1.6 square miles 1,918.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±5.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 40.5 ±0.6
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 37.8 ±0.1

Economics

$14,429 ±$3,337 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: $23,620 ±$1,349
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $34,211 ±$247
$27,167 ±$14,067 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: $38,706 ±$2,722
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $60,023 ±$491

59.9% ±14.2% (1,814  ±433) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 30.4% 15,517 (±2.3% / ±1,225)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,769 (±0.3% / ±14,766)

25 minutes ±10.7 (19,390  ±10,385) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 22 365,670 (±1.8 / ±36,045)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)

Families

1,038 ±181 Number of households
  • the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 20,520 ±620
  • Louisiana: 1,783,168 ±5,717
3 ±0.5 (3,080  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 2.5 51,060 (±0.1 / ±892)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,497,152

11.8% ±9.5% (81  ±68) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 8.3% † 932 (±2.7% / ±308)
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 60,096 (±0.2% / ±2,274)

Housing

1,590 ±194 Number of housing units
  • the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 27,329 ±413
  • Louisiana: 2,094,002 ±454

$86,600 ±$25,593 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: $99,600 ±$4,847
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Louisiana: $208,700 ±$1,365

2.1% ±2% (64  ±60.6) Moved since previous year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 9% † 4,825 (±1.7% / ±937.5)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Louisiana: 11.9% 543,392 (±0.2% / ±10,090.1)

Social

77.1% ±17% (1,485  ±367.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 83.2% 31,128 (±3.3% / ±1,269.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 86.9% 2,702,854 (±0.5% / ±14,218.9)
19.1% ±12.4% (368  ±241.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 18.8% 7,013 (±1.7% / ±650.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 26.6% 825,794 (±0.3% / ±7,861)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

2.9% ±3% (59  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in the Natchez, MS-LA Micro Area: 5.5% † 2,334 (±0.8% / ±346)
  • about half the rate in Louisiana: 6.2% 217,225 (±0.1% / ±3,492)
59 Total veterans ±62 43 Male ±43 16 Female ±26

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