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De Ridder Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 32,986
Land Area (2000): 3,004.623 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 15.271 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	19,436	29.06%
Rural, Farm	2,706	4.05%
Rural, Non-farm	44,732	66.89%

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De Ridder Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	11,616	10,933	683	5.88%	59
1991	11,474	10,678	796	6.94%	69
1992	12,271	11,199	1,072	8.74%	87
1993	12,362	11,394	968	7.83%	78
1994	12,793	11,726	1,068	8.35%	83
1995	12,525	11,665	860	6.87%	69
1996	12,559	11,678	881	7.01%	70
1997	12,218	11,410	807	6.61%	66
1998	12,071	11,272	799	6.62%	66
1999	12,331	11,565	766	6.21%	62
2000	13,992	13,298	695	4.97%	50
2001	13,991	13,165	826	5.90%	59
2002	13,912	13,026	885	6.36%	64
2003	14,252	13,242	1,010	7.09%	71
2004	13,975	13,111	864	6.18%	62
2005	14,312	13,301	1,011	7.06%	70
2006	14,341	13,772	569	3.97%	40
2007	14,060	13,432	628	4.46%	45
2008	14,492	13,770	722	4.98%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	11,294	10,654	640	5.67%	57
Feb 1990	11,153	10,591	562	5.04%	50
Mar 1990	11,400	10,833	567	4.97%	50
Apr 1990	12,418	11,864	554	4.46%	45
May 1990	11,834	11,226	608	5.14%	51
Jun 1990	11,700	10,909	791	6.76%	68
Jul 1990	11,891	11,150	741	6.23%	62
Aug 1990	11,713	10,961	752	6.42%	64
Sep 1990	11,802	11,028	774	6.56%	66
Oct 1990	11,423	10,688	735	6.43%	64
Nov 1990	11,405	10,662	743	6.51%	65
Dec 1990	11,355	10,625	730	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	11,148	10,339	809	7.26%	73
Feb 1991	11,135	10,378	757	6.80%	68
Mar 1991	11,037	10,374	663	6.01%	60
Apr 1991	11,141	10,460	681	6.11%	61
May 1991	11,168	10,426	742	6.64%	66
Jun 1991	11,301	10,430	871	7.71%	77
Jul 1991	11,953	11,057	896	7.50%	75
Aug 1991	11,813	10,893	920	7.79%	78
Sep 1991	11,695	10,816	879	7.52%	75
Oct 1991	11,809	10,977	832	7.05%	70
Nov 1991	11,784	11,039	745	6.32%	63
Dec 1991	11,703	10,942	761	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,052	11,021	1,031	8.55%	86
Feb 1992	11,954	10,949	1,005	8.41%	84
Mar 1992	12,079	11,041	1,038	8.59%	86
Apr 1992	12,168	11,128	1,040	8.55%	85
May 1992	12,262	11,163	1,099	8.96%	90
Jun 1992	12,860	11,456	1,404	10.92%	109
Jul 1992	12,585	11,420	1,165	9.26%	93
Aug 1992	12,338	11,244	1,094	8.87%	89
Sep 1992	12,413	11,349	1,064	8.57%	86
Oct 1992	12,471	11,428	1,043	8.36%	84
Nov 1992	12,368	11,405	963	7.79%	78
Dec 1992	11,707	10,789	918	7.84%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,075	10,961	1,114	9.23%	92
Feb 1993	11,995	11,009	986	8.22%	82
Mar 1993	12,035	11,090	945	7.85%	79
Apr 1993	12,113	11,223	890	7.35%	73
May 1993	12,837	11,996	841	6.55%	66
Jun 1993	12,640	11,505	1,135	8.98%	90
Jul 1993	12,429	11,438	991	7.97%	80
Aug 1993	12,264	11,315	949	7.74%	77
Sep 1993	12,296	11,401	895	7.28%	73
Oct 1993	12,648	11,647	1,001	7.91%	79
Nov 1993	12,588	11,618	970	7.71%	77
Dec 1993	12,429	11,525	904	7.27%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	12,471	11,347	1,124	9.01%	90
Feb 1994	12,492	11,429	1,063	8.51%	85
Mar 1994	12,527	11,442	1,085	8.66%	87
Apr 1994	12,545	11,420	1,125	8.97%	90
May 1994	12,821	11,713	1,108	8.64%	86
Jun 1994	13,009	11,774	1,235	9.49%	95
Jul 1994	13,019	11,900	1,119	8.60%	86
Aug 1994	13,085	11,965	1,120	8.56%	86
Sep 1994	13,118	12,090	1,028	7.84%	78
Oct 1994	13,037	12,002	1,035	7.94%	79
Nov 1994	12,922	11,978	944	7.31%	73
Dec 1994	12,474	11,646	828	6.64%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	12,475	11,532	943	7.56%	76
Feb 1995	12,581	11,740	841	6.68%	67
Mar 1995	12,637	11,827	810	6.41%	64
Apr 1995	12,664	11,756	908	7.17%	72
May 1995	12,559	11,740	819	6.52%	65
Jun 1995	12,823	11,851	972	7.58%	76
Jul 1995	12,825	11,888	937	7.31%	73
Aug 1995	12,559	11,667	892	7.10%	71
Sep 1995	12,639	11,762	877	6.94%	69
Oct 1995	12,290	11,539	751	6.11%	61
Nov 1995	12,111	11,341	770	6.36%	64
Dec 1995	12,140	11,338	802	6.61%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	12,211	11,294	917	7.51%	75
Feb 1996	12,024	11,315	709	5.90%	59
Mar 1996	12,164	11,474	690	5.67%	57
Apr 1996	12,398	11,597	801	6.46%	65
May 1996	12,501	11,562	939	7.51%	75
Jun 1996	12,741	11,674	1,067	8.37%	84
Jul 1996	12,894	11,989	905	7.02%	70
Aug 1996	12,744	11,874	870	6.83%	68
Sep 1996	12,953	12,052	901	6.96%	70
Oct 1996	12,928	11,950	978	7.56%	76
Nov 1996	12,649	11,769	880	6.96%	70
Dec 1996	12,495	11,586	909	7.27%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	12,402	11,471	931	7.51%	75
Feb 1997	12,272	11,480	792	6.45%	65
Mar 1997	12,427	11,578	849	6.83%	68
Apr 1997	12,442	11,644	798	6.41%	64
May 1997	12,357	11,592	765	6.19%	62
Jun 1997	12,425	11,463	962	7.74%	77
Jul 1997	12,232	11,369	863	7.06%	71
Aug 1997	12,186	11,421	765	6.28%	63
Sep 1997	12,090	11,284	806	6.67%	67
Oct 1997	12,137	11,381	756	6.23%	62
Nov 1997	11,853	11,136	717	6.05%	60
Dec 1997	11,790	11,106	684	5.80%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	11,920	11,093	827	6.94%	69
Feb 1998	11,726	11,100	626	5.34%	53
Mar 1998	11,967	11,291	676	5.65%	56
Apr 1998	12,151	11,344	807	6.64%	66
May 1998	12,014	11,342	672	5.59%	56
Jun 1998	12,219	11,309	910	7.45%	74
Jul 1998	12,211	11,282	929	7.61%	76
Aug 1998	12,020	11,110	910	7.57%	76
Sep 1998	12,142	11,239	903	7.44%	74
Oct 1998	12,255	11,404	851	6.94%	69
Nov 1998	12,126	11,363	763	6.29%	63
Dec 1998	12,096	11,384	712	5.89%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	12,494	11,601	893	7.15%	71
Feb 1999	12,288	11,574	714	5.81%	58
Mar 1999	12,297	11,651	646	5.25%	53
Apr 1999	12,543	11,870	673	5.37%	54
May 1999	12,568	11,910	658	5.24%	52
Jun 1999	12,648	11,684	964	7.62%	76
Jul 1999	12,340	11,431	909	7.37%	74
Aug 1999	12,218	11,352	866	7.09%	71
Sep 1999	12,338	11,507	831	6.74%	67
Oct 1999	12,209	11,421	788	6.45%	65
Nov 1999	12,070	11,405	665	5.51%	55
Dec 1999	11,957	11,370	587	4.91%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,789	13,050	739	5.36%	54
Feb 2000	13,675	13,067	608	4.45%	44
Mar 2000	13,919	13,293	626	4.50%	45
Apr 2000	13,888	13,345	543	3.91%	39
May 2000	13,945	13,299	646	4.63%	46
Jun 2000	14,033	13,170	863	6.15%	61
Jul 2000	13,855	13,071	784	5.66%	57
Aug 2000	13,712	12,949	763	5.56%	56
Sep 2000	14,101	13,386	715	5.07%	51
Oct 2000	14,301	13,605	696	4.87%	49
Nov 2000	14,409	13,731	678	4.71%	47
Dec 2000	14,281	13,605	676	4.73%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,864	12,971	893	6.44%	64
Feb 2001	13,733	13,010	723	5.26%	53
Mar 2001	13,885	13,168	717	5.16%	52
Apr 2001	13,814	13,122	692	5.01%	50
May 2001	13,857	13,118	739	5.33%	53
Jun 2001	14,845	13,918	927	6.24%	62
Jul 2001	14,147	13,256	891	6.30%	63
Aug 2001	13,950	13,081	869	6.23%	62
Sep 2001	13,916	13,037	879	6.32%	63
Oct 2001	14,076	13,203	873	6.20%	62
Nov 2001	13,952	13,095	857	6.14%	61
Dec 2001	13,854	13,006	848	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	13,877	12,987	890	6.41%	64
Feb 2002	13,722	12,961	761	5.55%	55
Mar 2002	13,721	12,925	796	5.80%	58
Apr 2002	13,840	13,099	741	5.35%	54
May 2002	13,827	12,965	862	6.23%	62
Jun 2002	13,969	12,924	1,045	7.48%	75
Jul 2002	13,895	12,952	943	6.79%	68
Aug 2002	13,905	12,937	968	6.96%	70
Sep 2002	13,893	12,965	928	6.68%	67
Oct 2002	14,128	13,290	838	5.93%	59
Nov 2002	14,125	13,219	906	6.41%	64
Dec 2002	14,036	13,092	944	6.73%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	14,177	13,097	1,080	7.62%	76
Feb 2003	13,949	12,971	978	7.01%	70
Mar 2003	14,132	13,069	1,063	7.52%	75
Apr 2003	14,264	13,295	969	6.79%	68
May 2003	14,695	13,702	993	6.76%	68
Jun 2003	14,574	13,274	1,300	8.92%	89
Jul 2003	14,241	13,059	1,182	8.30%	83
Aug 2003	14,178	13,100	1,078	7.60%	76
Sep 2003	14,167	13,212	955	6.74%	67
Oct 2003	14,382	13,506	876	6.09%	61
Nov 2003	14,260	13,427	833	5.84%	58
Dec 2003	14,004	13,188	816	5.83%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	14,099	13,135	964	6.84%	68
Feb 2004	13,901	13,082	819	5.89%	59
Mar 2004	13,651	12,814	837	6.13%	61
Apr 2004	13,861	13,027	834	6.02%	60
May 2004	13,960	13,077	883	6.33%	63
Jun 2004	14,131	13,032	1,099	7.78%	78
Jul 2004	13,984	13,016	968	6.92%	69
Aug 2004	13,904	13,076	828	5.96%	60
Sep 2004	13,927	13,101	826	5.93%	59
Oct 2004	14,218	13,440	778	5.47%	55
Nov 2004	14,051	13,273	778	5.54%	55
Dec 2004	14,010	13,261	749	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	14,058	13,179	879	6.25%	63
Feb 2005	13,718	12,961	757	5.52%	55
Mar 2005	13,647	12,929	718	5.26%	53
Apr 2005	13,899	13,212	687	4.94%	49
May 2005	13,996	13,260	736	5.26%	53
Jun 2005	14,250	13,314	936	6.57%	66
Jul 2005	14,234	13,305	929	6.53%	65
Aug 2005	13,967	13,177	790	5.66%	57
Sep 2005	14,654	13,484	1,170	7.98%	80
Oct 2005	15,712	13,800	1,912	12.17%	122
Nov 2005	15,472	13,578	1,894	12.24%	122
Dec 2005	14,135	13,416	719	5.09%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	14,143	13,470	673	4.76%	48
Feb 2006	14,045	13,554	491	3.50%	35
Mar 2006	14,175	13,707	468	3.30%	33
Apr 2006	14,353	13,927	426	2.97%	30
May 2006	14,392	13,897	495	3.44%	34
Jun 2006	14,567	13,890	677	4.65%	46
Jul 2006	14,414	13,791	623	4.32%	43
Aug 2006	14,252	13,638	614	4.31%	43
Sep 2006	14,501	13,888	613	4.23%	42
Oct 2006	14,638	14,086	552	3.77%	38
Nov 2006	14,466	13,873	593	4.10%	41
Dec 2006	14,150	13,547	603	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,238	13,524	714	5.01%	50
Feb 2007	14,143	13,558	585	4.14%	41
Mar 2007	14,139	13,608	531	3.76%	38
Apr 2007	13,865	13,349	516	3.72%	37
May 2007	13,866	13,286	580	4.18%	42
Jun 2007	13,809	13,080	729	5.28%	53
Jul 2007	13,878	13,187	691	4.98%	50
Aug 2007	13,835	13,191	644	4.65%	47
Sep 2007	14,014	13,332	682	4.87%	49
Oct 2007	14,222	13,711	511	3.59%	36
Nov 2007	14,392	13,768	624	4.34%	43
Dec 2007	14,316	13,590	726	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,323	13,533	790	5.52%	55
Feb 2008	14,155	13,573	582	4.11%	41
Mar 2008	14,454	13,753	701	4.85%	48
Apr 2008	14,411	13,821	590	4.09%	41
May 2008	14,406	13,811	595	4.13%	41
Jun 2008	14,677	13,881	796	5.42%	54
Jul 2008	14,597	13,797	800	5.48%	55
Aug 2008	14,710	13,877	833	5.66%	57
Sep 2008	14,691	13,884	807	5.49%	55
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

De Ridder Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,658	18.35%
2.	Public Administration	1,284	8.86%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	998	6.89%
4.	Paper Manufacturing	848	5.85%
5.	Mining	592	4.09%
6.	Chemical Manufacturing	552	3.81%
7.	Educational Services	456	3.15%
8.	Health Care	454	3.13%
9.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	452	3.12%
10.	Truck Transportation	424	2.93%
11.	Wood Manufacturing	416	2.87%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	366	2.53%
13.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	338	2.33%
14.	Accommodation and Food Services	306	2.11%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	292	2.02%
16.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	288	1.99%
17.	Utilities	276	1.91%
18.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	272	1.88%
19.	Other Transportation	224	1.55%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	222	1.53%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	1,890	17.18%
2.	Health Care	1,534	13.95%
3.	Finance and Insurance	996	9.06%
4.	Public Administration	846	7.69%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	712	6.47%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	542	4.93%
7.	Social Assistance	480	4.36%
8.	Food and Beverage Stores	424	3.86%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	288	2.62%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	274	2.49%
11.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	242	2.20%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	188	1.71%
13.	Construction	182	1.65%
14.	Personal and Laundry Services	158	1.44%
15.	Paper Manufacturing	152	1.38%
16.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	136	1.24%
17.	Private Household Services	132	1.20%
18.	Gasoline Stations	130	1.18%
19.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	128	1.16%
20.	U.S. Postal Service	118	1.07%

De Ridder Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,256	8.67%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,082	7.47%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	776	5.36%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	684	4.72%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	674	4.65%
6.	Other Construction Trades	608	4.20%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	498	3.44%
8.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	474	3.27%
9.	Other Management Occupations	468	3.23%
10.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	442	3.05%
11.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	430	2.97%
12.	Law Enforcement Workers	424	2.93%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	328	2.26%
14.	Construction Laborers	290	2.00%
15.	Carpenters	282	1.95%
16.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	266	1.84%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	260	1.79%
18.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	242	1.67%
19.	Other Health Occupations	220	1.52%
20.	Electricians	218	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	818	7.44%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	728	6.62%
3.	Cashiers	720	6.55%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	708	6.44%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	540	4.91%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	454	4.13%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	420	3.82%
8.	Other Management Occupations	362	3.29%
9.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	350	3.18%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	316	2.87%
11.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	310	2.82%
12.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	304	2.76%
13.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	268	2.44%
14.	Child Care Workers	260	2.36%
15.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	216	1.96%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	214	1.95%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	196	1.78%
18.	Business Operations Specialists	194	1.76%
19.	Other Healthcare Support	192	1.75%
20.	Registered Nurses	186	1.69%

De Ridder Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	25,125	49.42%
15-35 hours	4,286	8.43%
1-14 hours	1,227	2.41%
No regular hours	20,203	39.74%

De Ridder Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,722	6.92%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,683	6.76%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,915	7.69%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,412	13.70%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,902	11.66%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,121	16.55%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,739	15.02%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,738	6.98%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	610	2.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	534	2.14%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	150	0.60%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	96	0.39%
Noon-3:59 PM	928	3.73%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,348	5.41%

De Ridder Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,334	5.36%
5-9	2,896	11.63%
10-14	3,407	13.68%
15-19	2,970	11.93%
20-24	2,369	9.51%
25-29	1,256	5.04%
30-34	3,507	14.09%
35-39	864	3.47%
40-44	671	2.69%
45-59	2,396	9.62%
60-89	1,775	7.13%
At least 90	1,453	5.84%

De Ridder Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	38	0.15%	14,194	57.01%
30-44	0	0.00%	5,042	20.25%
45-59	0	0.00%	2,396	9.62%
At least 60	116	0.47%	3,112	12.50%

De Ridder Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	8	0.03%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,579	13.98%
Car / truck / van, solo	20,345	79.49%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	446	1.74%
Public transportation	154	0.60%
Walked	366	1.43%
Worked at home	696	2.72%

De Ridder Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 24,260 (63,596 people)
: 18,186 (55,686 people)
: 5,916
: 36,159
De Ridder Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,140	12.77%
$10,000-$14,999	2,141	8.70%
$15,000-$19,999	2,237	9.09%
$20,000-$24,999	1,741	7.08%
$25,000-$29,999	1,959	7.96%
$30,000-$34,999	1,861	7.57%
$35,000-$39,999	1,516	6.16%
$40,000-$44,999	1,309	5.32%
$45,000-$49,999	1,295	5.26%
$50,000-$59,999	2,020	8.21%
$60,000-$74,999	2,214	9.00%
$75,000-$99,999	1,784	7.25%
$100,000-$124,999	716	2.91%
$125,000-$149,999	294	1.20%
$150,000-$199,999	221	0.90%
$200,000 or more	149	0.61%

De Ridder Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,682	22.16%
Family, 2 people	3,846	31.77%
Nonfamily, 2 people	271	2.24%
Family, 3 people	2,128	17.58%
Nonfamily, 3 people	44	0.36%
Family, 4 people	1,874	15.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	18	0.15%
Family, 5 people	841	6.95%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.06%
Family, 6 people	269	2.22%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	122	1.01%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

De Ridder Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	18,874	29.78%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	5,941	9.37%
Public Assistance	484	0.76%
Retirement	4,458	7.03%
Self Employment	2,743	4.33%
Social Security	6,840	10.79%
Supplemental Security	1,739	2.74%
Wage / Salary	17,845	28.16%
Other	4,454	7.03%

De Ridder Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	7,986	53.60%
With children under 18	6,914	46.40%

De Ridder Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,171	8.38%
Married	17,385	67.11%
Never Married	5,636	21.76%
Widowed	713	2.75%

De Ridder Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,404	9.26%
Married	16,404	63.17%
Never Married	4,246	16.35%
Widowed	2,913	11.22%

De Ridder Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Education Information Back to top
De Ridder Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	4,123	8.48%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	8,366	17.21%
High school diploma or equivalent	19,508	40.13%
Some college, no degree	9,270	19.07%
Associate degree	1,346	2.77%
Bachelors degree	4,038	8.31%
Graduate or professional degree	1,966	4.04%

De Ridder Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	512	1.55%	375	1.14%	887	2.69%
Kindergarten	933	2.83%	102	0.31%	1,035	3.14%
Grades 1-4	4,083	12.38%	556	1.69%	4,639	14.06%
Grades 5-8	3,896	11.81%	326	0.99%	4,222	12.80%
Grades 9-12	4,009	12.15%	224	0.68%	4,233	12.83%
Undergrad college	1,402	4.25%	164	0.50%	1,566	4.75%
Graduate or professional school	148	0.45%	38	0.12%	186	0.56%
Total	14,983	45.42%	1,785	5.41%	16,768	50.83%

De Ridder Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Business Information Back to top
De Ridder Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	50	42
2004	52	56

De Ridder Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
De Ridder Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	54,341	84.44%
Below Poverty Level	10,017	15.56%

De Ridder Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 883

De Ridder Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
De Ridder Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,890	14.82%
10-19 Years	5,080	15.40%
20-29 Years	4,036	12.24%
30-39 Years	4,799	14.55%
40-49 Years	4,947	15.00%
50-59 Years	3,813	11.56%
60-69 Years	2,753	8.35%
70-79 Years	1,774	5.38%
80-89 Years	749	2.27%
90+ Years	145	0.44%

De Ridder Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	16,543	50.15%
Female	16,443	49.85%

De Ridder Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	27,513	83.41%
African-American	4,229	12.82%
Hispanic/Latino	468	1.42%
Multiracial	349	1.06%
Amerindian	209	0.63%
Asian	189	0.57%
Pacific Islander	16	0.05%
Other Race	13	0.04%

De Ridder Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	12,105	30.87%
2.	Irish	5,435	13.86%
3.	French Non-Basque	4,597	11.72%
4.	German	4,317	11.01%
5.	English	4,086	10.42%
6.	French Canadian	1,445	3.68%
7.	Scotch Irish	1,067	2.72%
8.	Dutch	1,033	2.63%
9.	Scottish	776	1.98%
10.	Acadian / Cajun	664	1.69%

De Ridder Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	59,471	95.43%
2.	French	1,160	1.86%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	808	1.30%
4.	Korean	214	0.34%
5.	German	184	0.30%
6.	Vietnamese	106	0.17%
7.	Greek	102	0.16%
8.	Other Pacific Island	50	0.08%
9.	Arabic	42	0.07%
10.	Laotian	40	0.06%

De Ridder Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	66,136	98.90%
Naturalized immigrant	382	0.57%
Not a citizen	356	0.53%

De Ridder Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

De Ridder Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Beauregard County

De Ridder Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Deridder	Merryville	Sugartown
Dry Creek	Ragley
Longville	Singer