West Ferriday

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  2. West Ferriday Statistics
  3. West Ferriday Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Ferriday Employment Information
  5. West Ferriday Family Information
  6. West Ferriday Education Information
  7. West Ferriday Public Benefits Information
  8. West Ferriday Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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West Ferriday Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,541
  • Land Area (2000): 34.732 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.149 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 669
West Ferriday Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 999 63.83%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 8 0.51%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 558 35.65%

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West Ferriday Employment Information Back to top
West Ferriday Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 51 22.17%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 41 17.83%
3. Public Administration 17 7.39%
4. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 17 7.39%
5. Farm Supplies, Wholesale 12 5.22%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 11 4.78%
7. Florists 9 3.91%
8. Apparel Manufacturing 8 3.48%
9. Paper Manufacturing 8 3.48%
10. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 7 3.04%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 7 3.04%
12. Truck Transportation 7 3.04%
13. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 6 2.61%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 5 2.17%
15. Chemical Manufacturing 5 2.17%
16. Personal and Laundry Services 5 2.17%
17. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 4 1.74%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4 1.74%
19. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 3 1.30%
20. Health Care 3 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 61 29.47%
2. Educational Services 34 16.43%
3. Department and Other General Stores 19 9.18%
4. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 19 9.18%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 18 8.70%
6. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 10 4.83%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 9 4.35%
8. Private Household Services 9 4.35%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 6 2.90%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 6 2.90%
11. Recyclable Materials, Wholesale 6 2.90%
12. Social Assistance 6 2.90%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 4 1.93%

West Ferriday Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Fishing / Hunting / Forestry 24 10.43%
2. Construction Laborers 22 9.57%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 19 8.26%
4. Law Enforcement Workers 17 7.39%
5. Other Production Occupations 17 7.39%
6. Religious Workers 17 7.39%
7. Other Personal Care, Not child care 14 6.09%
8. Painters and Paperhangers 9 3.91%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 8 3.48%
10. Agricultural Workers 7 3.04%
11. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7 3.04%
12. Vehicle Mechanics 7 3.04%
13. Farmers and Farm Managers 6 2.61%
14. Other Health Occupations 6 2.61%
15. Other Installation / Maintenance 6 2.61%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6 2.61%
17. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 5 2.17%
18. Electricians 5 2.17%
19. Other Management Occupations 5 2.17%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 5 2.17%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 28 13.53%
2. Cashiers 23 11.11%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 17 8.21%
4. Secretaries and Admins 16 7.73%
5. Other Management Occupations 14 6.76%
6. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 13 6.28%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 10 4.83%
8. Registered Nurses 10 4.83%
9. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 9 4.35%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 8 3.86%
11. Health Technologists and Technicians 7 3.38%
12. Other Production Occupations 7 3.38%
13. Business Operations Specialists 6 2.90%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 6 2.90%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 6 2.90%
16. Other Sales and Related Occupations 6 2.90%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 6 2.90%
18. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 6 2.90%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 5 2.42%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 4 1.93%

West Ferriday Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 435 39.47%
15-35 hours 88 7.99%
1-14 hours 17 1.54%
No regular hours 562 51.00%

West Ferriday Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 3.48%
5 AM-5:29 AM 26 6.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 37 9.20%
6 AM-6:29 AM 62 15.42%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 29 7.21%
7 AM-7:29 AM 63 15.67%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 70 17.41%
8 AM-8:29 AM 43 10.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 16 3.98%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 12 2.99%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 0 0.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 6 1.49%
Noon-3:59 PM 12 2.99%
4 PM-11:59 PM 12 2.99%

West Ferriday Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 25 6.22%
5-9 59 14.68%
10-14 77 19.15%
15-19 83 20.65%
20-24 32 7.96%
25-29 11 2.74%
30-34 89 22.14%
35-39 0 0.00%
40-44 0 0.00%
45-59 4 1.00%
60-89 22 5.47%
At least 90 0 0.00%

West Ferriday Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 287 71.39%
30-44 0 0.00% 89 22.14%
45-59 0 0.00% 4 1.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 22 5.47%

West Ferriday Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 54 13.43%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 304 75.62%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 34 8.46%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 10 2.49%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 0 0.00%

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West Ferriday Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 582 (1,565 people)
Families (2000): 386 (1,319 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 55
People at same address in 1995: 1,088
West Ferriday Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 195 33.51%
$10,000-$14,999 101 17.35%
$15,000-$19,999 49 8.42%
$20,000-$24,999 69 11.86%
$25,000-$29,999 41 7.04%
$30,000-$34,999 14 2.41%
$35,000-$39,999 18 3.09%
$40,000-$44,999 5 0.86%
$45,000-$49,999 34 5.84%
$50,000-$59,999 15 2.58%
$60,000-$74,999 14 2.41%
$75,000-$99,999 11 1.89%
$100,000-$124,999 10 1.72%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 6 1.03%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

West Ferriday Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 182 29.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 166 27.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 18 2.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 116 18.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 67 10.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 31 5.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 16 2.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 15 2.45%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Ferriday Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 373 29.30%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 54 4.24%
Public Assistance 32 2.51%
Retirement 71 5.58%
Self Employment 33 2.59%
Social Security 169 13.28%
Supplemental Security 88 6.91%
Wage / Salary 351 27.57%
Other 102 8.01%

West Ferriday Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 128 54.01%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 109 45.99%

West Ferriday Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 25 4.69%
Color 1 Box Married 280 52.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 212 39.77%
Color 3 Box Widowed 16 3.00%

West Ferriday Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 42 6.76%
Color 1 Box Married 286 46.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 185 29.79%
Color 3 Box Widowed 108 17.39%

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West Ferriday Education Information Back to top
West Ferriday Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 174 16.73%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 289 27.79%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 338 32.50%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 156 15.00%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 27 2.60%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 38 3.65%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 18 1.73%

West Ferriday 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 20 1.30% 6 0.39% 26 1.69%
Kindergarten 18 1.17% 0 0.00% 18 1.17%
Grades 1-4 84 5.45% 16 1.04% 100 6.49%
Grades 5-8 101 6.55% 9 0.58% 110 7.14%
Grades 9-12 123 7.98% 25 1.62% 148 9.60%
Undergrad college 22 1.43% 4 0.26% 26 1.69%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 368 23.88% 60 3.89% 428 27.77%

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West Ferriday Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Ferriday Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 879 56.17%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 686 43.83%

West Ferriday 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.


West Ferriday Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Ferriday Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 227 14.73%
10-19 Years 274 17.78%
20-29 Years 152 9.86%
30-39 Years 191 12.39%
40-49 Years 217 14.08%
50-59 Years 166 10.77%
60-69 Years 156 10.12%
70-79 Years 108 7.01%
80-89 Years 41 2.66%
90+ Years 9 0.58%

West Ferriday Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 736 47.76%
Color 1 Box Female 805 52.24%

West Ferriday Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 879 57.04%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 616 39.97%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 23 1.49%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 21 1.36%
Color 2 Box Asian 1 0.06%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1 0.06%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

West Ferriday Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 120 34.19%
2. Scotch Irish 60 17.09%
3. Irish 41 11.68%
4. African 37 10.54%
5. English 35 9.97%
6. German 35 9.97%
7. French Non-Basque 12 3.42%
8. Italian 6 1.71%
9. French Canadian 5 1.42%

West Ferriday Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,386 97.47%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 32 2.25%
3. French 4 0.28%

West Ferriday Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,555 99.36%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 10 0.64%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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West Ferriday 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.