River Ridge vs Waggaman

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

River Ridge and Waggaman 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 10,617 in Waggaman). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($84,464 vs $59,566 in Waggaman). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $158,500 in Waggaman).

Population, income & housing

	River Ridge	Waggaman
Population	13,170	10,617
Median age	46.7 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$84,464	$59,566
Median home value	$330,700	$158,500
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,417
Housing units	6,224	4,087
Homeownership rate	70.9%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Ridge	Waggaman
Population	13,337 → 13,170 (-1.3%)	10,017 → 10,617 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$69,929 → $84,464 (+20.8%)	$46,075 → $59,566 (+29.3%)
Median home value	$265,300 → $330,700 (+24.7%)	$112,800 → $158,500 (+40.5%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,067 (+15.1%)	$1,117 → $1,417 (+26.9%)

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

Waggaman

Population

10,01710,617

Median household income

$46,075$59,566

Median home value

$112,800$158,500

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,417

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Ridge	Waggaman
Under 5	5.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	22.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	10.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	8.6%
45 to 54	11.4%	14.7%
55 to 64	17.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	14.0%	9.4%
75 and over	9.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Ridge	Waggaman
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	18.7%
Black or African American	9.6%	72.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Ridge	Waggaman
No high school diploma	6.9%	18.3%
High school graduate	21.3%	36.3%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Ridge	Waggaman
Drove alone	73.5%	79.9%
Carpooled	11.1%	12.9%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	5.5%
Other means	1.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Ridge	Waggaman
1-unit, detached	74.1%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	River Ridge	Waggaman
Poverty rate	8.0%	26.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1971	1981