DeRidder vs Merryville

A side-by-side comparison of DeRidder and Merryville: population, income, housing, and more.

DeRidder and Merryville are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

DeRidder has the higher population (9,812 vs 956 in Merryville). DeRidder has the higher median household income ($58,596 vs $26,554 in Merryville). DeRidder has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $106,500 in Merryville).

Population, income & housing

	DeRidder	Merryville
Population	9,812	956
Median age	37.7 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,596	$26,554
Median home value	$160,800	$106,500
Median gross rent	$929	$562
Housing units	4,656	564
Homeownership rate	64.8%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.8%	9.5%
Unemployment rate	10.8%	11.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeRidder	Merryville
Population	10,861 → 9,812 (-9.7%)	1,196 → 956 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$45,536 → $58,596 (+28.7%)	$22,500 → $26,554 (+18.0%)
Median home value	$144,500 → $160,800 (+11.3%)	$63,300 → $106,500 (+68.2%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $929 (+26.1%)	$366 → $562 (+53.6%)

DeRidder

Population

10,8619,812

Median household income

$45,536$58,596

Median home value

$144,500$160,800

Median gross rent

$737$929

Merryville

Population

1,196956

Median household income

$22,500$26,554

Median home value

$63,300$106,500

Median gross rent

$366$562

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeRidder	Merryville
Under 5	6.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.3%
25 to 34	16.2%	15.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	12.0%	12.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.2%
75 and over	7.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeRidder	Merryville
White (non-Hispanic)	51.4%	79.3%
Black or African American	29.9%	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.6%
Asian	1.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeRidder	Merryville
No high school diploma	11.5%	29.8%
High school graduate	33.5%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeRidder	Merryville
Drove alone	81.8%	81.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	11.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.3%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeRidder	Merryville
1-unit, detached	76.8%	59.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	11.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.7%
20 or more units	3.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	DeRidder	Merryville
Poverty rate	16.2%	34.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1975	1980