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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of River Ridge is $36,709, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. River Ridge median household income is $60,543, which has grown by 30.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average River Ridge residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #19

River Ridge, LA	36,709 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	40,426 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	49,312 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	33,254 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

River Ridge, LA	60,543 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	85,871 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #222

River Ridge, LA	30.80%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	River Ridge, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.86%	$26,778, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.74%	$18,298, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$3,394, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.15%	$21,146, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	72,969 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

River Ridge, LA	103,876 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$64,757, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$32,311, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$56,182, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$153,750, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
Two or More Races	$157,778, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$32,375, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,708, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,285, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$40,203, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,372, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	5,245, 46.12%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,477, 66.29%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.42%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,455, 65.87%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,337, 96.58%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	118, 3.42%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,768, 33.71%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	6,127, 53.88%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,459, 56.46%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,459, 56.46%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,252, 94.02%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	207, 5.98%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,668, 43.54%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,559, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,547, 84.57%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	656, 10.00%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	111, 1.69%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	81, 1.23%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	164, 2.50%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

River Ridge, LA	22.3 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,589	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	3,337, 50.65%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,274, 38.18%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	311, 9.32%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	676, 20.26%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	277, 8.30%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	491, 14.71%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	3,252, 49.35%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,608, 49.45%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	383, 11.78%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,230, 37.82%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.28%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 0.68%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	River Ridge, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,589, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	126, 1.91%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	401, 6.09%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	441, 6.69%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	361, 5.48%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	705, 10.70%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	394, 5.98%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	161, 2.44%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	608, 9.23%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	952, 14.45%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,543, 23.42%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	359, 5.45%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	286, 4.34%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	252, 3.82%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	River Ridge, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,211	8.75%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	314	8.00%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.