Castor vs Ringgold

A side-by-side comparison of Castor and Ringgold: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ringgold has the higher population (1,475 vs 373 in Castor). Castor has the higher median household income ($35,250 vs $22,833 in Ringgold). Ringgold has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $92,100 in Castor).

Population, income & housing

	Castor	Ringgold
Population	373	1,475
Median age	34.5 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$22,833
Median home value	$92,100	$112,100
Median gross rent	$385	$321
Housing units	201	649
Homeownership rate	65.2%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castor	Ringgold
Population	327 → 373 (+14.1%)	1,632 → 1,475 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$29,000 → $35,250 (+21.6%)	$19,077 → $22,833 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$106,300 → $92,100 (-13.4%)	$68,600 → $112,100 (+63.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$326 → $321 (-1.5%)

Castor

Population

327373

Median household income

$29,000$35,250

Median home value

$106,300$92,100

Ringgold

Population

1,6321,475

Median household income

$19,077$22,833

Median home value

$68,600$112,100

Median gross rent

$326$321

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castor	Ringgold
Under 5	10.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	25.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	12.4%
25 to 34	9.1%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	9.4%
45 to 54	17.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	5.9%	10.6%
65 to 74	1.6%	7.7%
75 and over	13.1%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castor	Ringgold
White (non-Hispanic)	68.9%	38.2%
Black or African American	26.5%	52.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castor	Ringgold
No high school diploma	15.1%	15.6%
High school graduate	42.5%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	26.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castor	Ringgold
Drove alone	61.3%	75.9%
Carpooled	17.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	4.5%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castor	Ringgold
1-unit, detached	51.7%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	9.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.8%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Castor	Ringgold
Poverty rate	46.9%	39.3%
Average household size	2.32	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	44	36
Median year structure built	1981	1972