River Ridge

  1. River Ridge Legal Resources
  2. River Ridge Statistics
  3. River Ridge Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. River Ridge Employment Information
  5. River Ridge Family Information
  6. River Ridge Education Information
  7. River Ridge Public Benefits Information
  8. River Ridge Immigration & Civil Rights Information


River Ridge Legal Resources Back to top

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Louisiana Governor
Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana Courts
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State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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River Ridge Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 14,588
  • Land Area (2000): 7.292 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.935 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 6,325
River Ridge Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


River Ridge Employment Information Back to top
River Ridge Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 456 11.98%
2. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 353 9.27%
3. Health Care 330 8.67%
4. Public Administration 210 5.52%
5. Educational Services 163 4.28%
6. Repair and Maintenance 126 3.31%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 122 3.20%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 111 2.92%
9. Other Transportation 107 2.81%
10. Finance and Insurance 102 2.68%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 101 2.65%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 100 2.63%
13. Utilities 92 2.42%
14. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 82 2.15%
15. Metal Manufactuing 75 1.97%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 70 1.84%
17. Food and Beverage Stores 67 1.76%
18. Truck Transportation 64 1.68%
19. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 56 1.47%
20. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 54 1.42%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 515 15.73%
2. Educational Services 459 14.02%
3. Finance and Insurance 293 8.95%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 286 8.73%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 232 7.08%
6. Public Administration 107 3.27%
7. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 106 3.24%
8. Social Assistance 79 2.41%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 76 2.32%
10. Construction 75 2.29%
11. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 65 1.98%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 1.83%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 60 1.83%
14. Department and Other General Stores 46 1.40%
15. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 43 1.31%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 38 1.16%
17. Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies, Wholesale 37 1.13%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 37 1.13%
19. Air Transportation 35 1.07%
20. Chemical Manufacturing 35 1.07%

River Ridge Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 208 5.46%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 190 4.99%
3. Other Management Occupations 177 4.65%
4. Engineers 170 4.47%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 158 4.15%
6. Other Production Occupations 156 4.10%
7. Physicians and Surgeons 151 3.97%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 141 3.70%
9. Top Executives 133 3.49%
10. Computer Specialists 108 2.84%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 103 2.71%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 98 2.57%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 97 2.55%
14. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 94 2.47%
15. Lawyers 93 2.44%
16. Accountants and Auditors 86 2.26%
17. Carpenters 86 2.26%
18. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 80 2.10%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 80 2.10%
20. Business Operations Specialists 70 1.84%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 297 9.07%
2. Secretaries and Admins 234 7.15%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 227 6.93%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 201 6.14%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 123 3.76%
6. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 117 3.57%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 108 3.30%
8. Other Management Occupations 104 3.18%
9. Cashiers 102 3.11%
10. Business Operations Specialists 101 3.08%
11. Accountants and Auditors 79 2.41%
12. Operations Managers Non Finance 70 2.14%
13. Waiters and Waitresses 70 2.14%
14. Registered Nurses 69 2.11%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 63 1.92%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 60 1.83%
17. Financial Managers 59 1.80%
18. Child Care Workers 58 1.77%
19. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 53 1.62%
20. Customer Service Representatives 51 1.56%

River Ridge Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,309 54.01%
15-35 hours 1,231 10.54%
1-14 hours 407 3.48%
No regular hours 3,735 31.97%

River Ridge Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 217 3.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM 168 2.45%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 154 2.25%
6 AM-6:29 AM 581 8.47%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 753 10.98%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,188 17.33%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,348 19.66%
8 AM-8:29 AM 878 12.80%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 443 6.46%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 414 6.04%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 159 2.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 74 1.08%
Noon-3:59 PM 217 3.16%
4 PM-11:59 PM 263 3.84%

River Ridge Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 124 1.81%
5-9 498 7.26%
10-14 1,030 15.02%
15-19 1,103 16.09%
20-24 1,395 20.34%
25-29 454 6.62%
30-34 1,254 18.29%
35-39 166 2.42%
40-44 166 2.42%
45-59 355 5.18%
60-89 208 3.03%
At least 90 104 1.52%

River Ridge Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 56 0.82% 4,548 66.33%
30-44 46 0.67% 1,540 22.46%
45-59 6 0.09% 349 5.09%
At least 60 18 0.26% 294 4.29%

River Ridge Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 16 0.23%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 699 9.98%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,875 83.87%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 10 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 57 0.81%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 126 1.80%
Color 6 Box Walked 74 1.06%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 148 2.11%

River Ridge 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.


River Ridge Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,063 (14,596 people)
Families (2000): 4,067 (12,124 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,550
People at same address in 1995: 8,771
River Ridge Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 515 8.49%
$10,000-$14,999 331 5.46%
$15,000-$19,999 298 4.92%
$20,000-$24,999 362 5.97%
$25,000-$29,999 364 6.00%
$30,000-$34,999 391 6.45%
$35,000-$39,999 312 5.15%
$40,000-$44,999 333 5.49%
$45,000-$49,999 361 5.95%
$50,000-$59,999 493 8.13%
$60,000-$74,999 659 10.87%
$75,000-$99,999 740 12.21%
$100,000-$124,999 301 4.96%
$125,000-$149,999 191 3.15%
$150,000-$199,999 164 2.70%
$200,000 or more 248 4.09%

River Ridge Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,685 27.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,846 30.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 238 3.95%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 967 16.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 15 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 813 13.48%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 326 5.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 83 1.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 48 0.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

River Ridge Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,903 29.26%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,691 16.06%
Public Assistance 106 0.63%
Retirement 986 5.88%
Self Employment 681 4.06%
Social Security 1,775 10.59%
Supplemental Security 144 0.86%
Wage / Salary 4,730 28.22%
Other 743 4.43%

River Ridge Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,921 59.38%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,314 40.62%

River Ridge Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 553 9.98%
Color 1 Box Married 3,448 62.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,436 25.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 105 1.89%

River Ridge Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 712 11.33%
Color 1 Box Married 3,390 53.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,365 21.72%
Color 3 Box Widowed 818 13.02%

River Ridge 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.


River Ridge Education Information Back to top
River Ridge Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 393 3.50%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,153 10.27%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,957 26.34%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,120 27.80%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 356 3.17%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,127 18.95%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 1,119 9.97%

River Ridge Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 22 0.15% 280 1.92% 302 2.07%
Kindergarten 93 0.64% 138 0.95% 231 1.58%
Grades 1-4 323 2.21% 518 3.55% 841 5.77%
Grades 5-8 245 1.68% 507 3.48% 752 5.15%
Grades 9-12 287 1.97% 447 3.06% 734 5.03%
Undergrad college 425 2.91% 149 1.02% 574 3.93%
Graduate or professional school 85 0.58% 75 0.51% 160 1.10%
Total 1,480 10.15% 2,114 14.49% 3,594 24.64%

River Ridge 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.


River Ridge Public Benefits Information Back to top
River Ridge Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 13,264 91.06%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,303 8.94%

River Ridge 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.


River Ridge Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
River Ridge Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,768 12.12%
10-19 Years 1,821 12.48%
20-29 Years 1,522 10.43%
30-39 Years 2,028 13.90%
40-49 Years 2,544 17.44%
50-59 Years 1,904 13.05%
60-69 Years 1,260 8.64%
70-79 Years 1,239 8.49%
80-89 Years 432 2.96%
90+ Years 70 0.48%

River Ridge Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,963 47.73%
Color 1 Box Female 7,625 52.27%

River Ridge Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,324 84.48%
Color 1 Box African-American 1,601 10.97%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 426 2.92%
Color 2 Box Asian 114 0.78%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 77 0.53%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 32 0.22%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.03%

River Ridge Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. French Non-Basque 3,077 22.02%
2. German 2,580 18.46%
3. Irish 2,306 16.50%
4. Italian 2,049 14.66%
5. English 1,086 7.77%
6. United States Or American 798 5.71%
7. French Canadian 280 2.00%
8. Scottish 238 1.70%
9. Scotch Irish 201 1.44%
10. European 161 1.15%

River Ridge Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,730 92.40%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 533 3.87%
3. French 203 1.47%
4. Scandinavian 50 0.36%
5. Italian 48 0.35%
6. Japanese 32 0.23%
7. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 28 0.20%
8. Hindi 27 0.20%
9. Arabic 24 0.17%
10. German 22 0.16%

River Ridge Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,061 96.30%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 312 2.14%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 228 1.56%

River Ridge 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.
River Ridge 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.