Gibsland vs Ringgold

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

Gibsland 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 783 in Gibsland). Ringgold has the higher median household income ($22,833 vs $20,915 in Gibsland). Ringgold has the higher median home value ($112,100 vs $92,400 in Gibsland).

Population, income & housing

	Gibsland	Ringgold
Population	783	1,475
Median age	45.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$20,915	$22,833
Median home value	$92,400	$112,100
Median gross rent	$545	$321
Housing units	465	649
Homeownership rate	52.3%	63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	13.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gibsland	Ringgold
Population	563 → 783 (+39.1%)	1,632 → 1,475 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$19,896 → $20,915 (+5.1%)	$19,077 → $22,833 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $92,400 (+55.6%)	$68,600 → $112,100 (+63.4%)
Median gross rent	$364 → $545 (+49.7%)	$326 → $321 (-1.5%)

Gibsland

Population

563783

Median household income

$19,896$20,915

Median home value

$59,400$92,400

Median gross rent

$364$545

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)

	Gibsland	Ringgold
Under 5	3.2%	5.8%
5 to 17	12.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.7%	12.4%
25 to 34	18.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	11.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	10.6%
65 to 74	14.7%	7.7%
75 and over	5.2%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gibsland	Ringgold
White (non-Hispanic)	9.5%	38.2%
Black or African American	87.2%	52.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gibsland	Ringgold
No high school diploma	7.0%	15.6%
High school graduate	52.0%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.7%	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gibsland	Ringgold
Drove alone	75.2%	75.9%
Carpooled	16.1%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	6.6%	16.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gibsland	Ringgold
1-unit, detached	48.2%	57.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.8%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	9.4%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.5%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Gibsland	Ringgold
Poverty rate	43.7%	39.3%
Average household size	2.22	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	20	36
Median year structure built	1980	1972