Census Reporter

River Ridge, LA

13,337 Population
2.8 square miles 4,770.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.5 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Louisiana: 36.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,962 ±$3,123 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $31,072 ±$312
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $27,923 ±$194
$69,929 ±$7,761 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $53,084 ±$591
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Louisiana: $49,469 ±$392

7.5% ±2.5% (1,000  ±331) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 17.3% 215,731 (±0.4% / ±5,119)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 19.2% 871,467 (±0.3% / ±12,866)

24.5 minutes ±1.4 (144,550  ±13,517) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 26.1 14,558,415 (±0.2 / ±147,528)
  • a little less than the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 50,112,660 (±0.2 / ±377,143)

Families

5,546 ±197 Number of households
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 482,358 ±2,104
  • Louisiana: 1,739,497 ±5,804
2.4 ±0.1 (13,337  ±579) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 2.6 1,245,404 (±0 / ±912)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 2.6 4,535,299 (±0)

4.5% ±2.5% (110  ±62) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 5.2% 15,803 (±0.3% / ±983)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 5.5% 61,097 (±0.2% / ±2,174)

Housing

6,200 ±96 Number of housing units
  • the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 557,844 ±430
  • Louisiana: 2,059,918 ±324

$265,300 ±$9,307 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: $197,800 ±$1,537
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Louisiana: $163,100 ±$677

8.7% ±2.6% (1,154  ±341.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 12.2% 153,375 (±0.4% / ±4,396.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Louisiana: 12.8% 589,150 (±0.2% / ±9,736.2)

Social

91.5% ±3.4% (9,197  ±511.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 86.9% 765,745 (±0.7% / ±5,890.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 85.2% 2,663,447 (±0.4% / ±11,873.5)
35.7% ±2.3% (3,589  ±271.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 30.4% 267,533 (±0.4% / ±3,313.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Louisiana: 24.1% 753,585 (±0.2% / ±6,078.1)

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

2.4% ±1% (317  ±139) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 7.6% 95,923 (±0.2% / ±2,308)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 4.2% 194,206 (±0.1% / ±3,504)

6.5% ±1.2% (704  ±134) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area: 6.3% 62,168 (±0.2% / ±1,440)
  • a little less than the rate in Louisiana: 6.9% 243,335 (±0.1% / ±3,588)
704 Total veterans ±134 691 Male ±131 13 Female ±22

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