River Ridge vs Timberlane

A side-by-side comparison of River Ridge and Timberlane: population, income, housing, and more.

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

River Ridge has the higher population (13,170 vs 11,169 in Timberlane). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($84,464 vs $66,170 in Timberlane). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $209,200 in Timberlane).

Population, income & housing

	River Ridge	Timberlane
Population	13,170	11,169
Median age	46.7 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,464	$66,170
Median home value	$330,700	$209,200
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,410
Housing units	6,224	3,869
Homeownership rate	70.9%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Ridge	Timberlane
Population	13,337 → 13,170 (-1.3%)	9,950 → 11,169 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$69,929 → $84,464 (+20.8%)	$54,702 → $66,170 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$265,300 → $330,700 (+24.7%)	$162,500 → $209,200 (+28.7%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,067 (+15.1%)	$1,075 → $1,410 (+31.2%)

River Ridge

Population

13,33713,170

Median household income

$69,929$84,464

Median home value

$265,300$330,700

Median gross rent

$927$1,067

Timberlane

Population

9,95011,169

Median household income

$54,702$66,170

Median home value

$162,500$209,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,410

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Ridge	Timberlane
Under 5	5.6%	11.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.9%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	16.0%
35 to 44	13.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.0%	8.0%
65 to 74	14.0%	6.9%
75 and over	9.3%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Ridge	Timberlane
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	31.2%
Black or African American	9.6%	42.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Ridge	Timberlane
No high school diploma	6.9%	9.3%
High school graduate	21.3%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Ridge	Timberlane
Drove alone	73.5%	91.0%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.2%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.6%	2.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Ridge	Timberlane
1-unit, detached	74.1%	77.0%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	15.2%
20 or more units	12.2%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	River Ridge	Timberlane
Poverty rate	8.0%	21.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1971	1978