DeRidder, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

25%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	DeRidder	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$28,105	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$49,383	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$68,254	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$31,890	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,520	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,194	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.1%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in DeRidder is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in DeRidder is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in DeRidder is 25% higher than the national average
The poverty level in DeRidder is 27% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,918 $49,383 $98,766

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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DeRidder median earnings by income bracket

DeRidder employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.9%	7.9%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.8%	0.8%
Wholesale & retail services	19.4%	19.4%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	13.7%	13.7%
Other	33.6%	33.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fort Polk South, LA	8,823	$50,878	8.0%
Rosepine, LA	1,776	$49,901	9.8%
Merryville, LA	1,214	$22,500	59.3%
Singer, LA	306	$0	100.0%
DeRidder, LA	10,955	$49,383	10.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Placerville, CA	10,954	$60,334	9.1%
Dobbs Ferry, NY	10,959	$145,104	162.3%
Raymondville, TX	10,950	$37,332	32.5%
Mount Kisco, NY	10,949	$85,412	54.4%
Montmagny, QC	10,961	n/a
DeRidder, LA	10,955	$49,383	10.7%

Source: The DeRidder, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).