River Ridge vs Woodmere

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

River Ridge and Woodmere 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 11,775 in Woodmere). River Ridge has the higher median household income ($84,464 vs $73,615 in Woodmere). River Ridge has the higher median home value ($330,700 vs $187,000 in Woodmere).

Population, income & housing

	River Ridge	Woodmere
Population	13,170	11,775
Median age	46.7 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$84,464	$73,615
Median home value	$330,700	$187,000
Median gross rent	$1,067	$1,374
Housing units	6,224	4,299
Homeownership rate	70.9%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.8%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	River Ridge	Woodmere
Population	13,337 → 13,170 (-1.3%)	10,173 → 11,775 (+15.7%)
Median household income	$69,929 → $84,464 (+20.8%)	$54,363 → $73,615 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$265,300 → $330,700 (+24.7%)	$133,200 → $187,000 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$927 → $1,067 (+15.1%)	$1,088 → $1,374 (+26.3%)

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

Woodmere

Population

10,17311,775

Median household income

$54,363$73,615

Median home value

$133,200$187,000

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,374

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	River Ridge	Woodmere
Under 5	5.6%	7.1%
5 to 17	14.0%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.2%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.4%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	12.0%
75 and over	9.3%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	River Ridge	Woodmere
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	6.0%
Black or African American	9.6%	80.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	1.6%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	River Ridge	Woodmere
No high school diploma	6.9%	19.4%
High school graduate	21.3%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	River Ridge	Woodmere
Drove alone	73.5%	74.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	13.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.9%
Walked	1.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.6%	5.7%
Other means	1.4%	5.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	River Ridge	Woodmere
1-unit, detached	74.1%	87.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.7%
20 or more units	12.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	River Ridge	Woodmere
Poverty rate	8.0%	12.8%
Average household size	2.28	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1971	1982