Ferriday

Population: 3,126
Median household income: $27,167
Median home value: $86,600

Ferriday, a community in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, has 3,126 residents. The median household income of $27,167 is below the Concordia Parish median ($37,349).

From 2019 to 2023, Ferriday's population declined 5.6% from 3,312 to 3,126, while its median home value rose 80.0% from $48,100 to $86,600.

87.8% of workers drive to work alone. 78.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,126
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $27,167
Median home value: $86,600
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 1,590
Homeownership rate: 61.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 23.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3123,126

Median household income

$24,867$27,167

Median home value

$48,100$86,600

Median gross rent

$619$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,312	$24,867	$48,100	$619
2020	3,247	$27,166	$69,200	$630
2021	3,194	$24,863	$76,200	$760
2022	3,192	$26,513	$76,500	$780
2023	3,126	$27,167	$86,600	$786

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1726.7%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	237	7.6%
5 to 17	835	26.7%
18 to 24	128	4.1%
25 to 34	514	16.4%
35 to 44	350	11.2%
45 to 54	281	9.0%
55 to 64	384	12.3%
65 to 74	337	10.8%
75 and over	60	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	844	27.0%
Black or African American	2,265	72.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	441	22.9%
High school graduate	758	39.4%
Some college or associate's	359	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	247	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	121	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled0.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	743	87.8%
Carpooled	6	0.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	8.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	326	42.0%
15 to 29 min	176	22.7%
30 to 44 min	157	20.2%
45 to 59 min	73	9.4%
60+ min	44	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.97
Poverty rate: 59.9% (1,814 of 3,028)

	Count	Share
Family households	697	67.1%
Nonfamily households	341	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,038	65.3%
Vacant	552	34.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	635	61.2%
Renter-occupied	403	38.8%

1-unit, detached78.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,251	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	80	5.0%
5 to 19 units	77	4.8%
20 or more units	20	1.3%
Mobile home & other	162	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2225440
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.6342, -91.5562