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1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Louisiana - Beauregard County - ED 6-7, ED 6-8, ED 6-9, ED 6-10, ED 6-1…, 1850
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About DeRidder
City in Louisiana, United StatesDeRidder is a city in and the parish seat of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. A small portion of the city extends into Vernon Parish. As of the 2020 census, DeRidder had a population of 9,852. It is the smaller principal city of the DeRidder-Fort Polk South CSA, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Fort Polk South (Vernon Parish) and DeRidder (Beauregard Parish) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 87,988 at the 2010 census.
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Housing in DeRidder
The typical DeRidder home is worth about $197,000, down 4.5% in a year, 9% below the Louisiana typical home.
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Safety in DeRidder
Safety Grade C+
DeRidder reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Within Louisiana, it does better than 77% of towns.
Work & commute in DeRidder
Full picture →About one in 3 of DeRidder’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lake Charles (6%), Leesville (5%) and Lafayette (2%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Health in DeRidder
Health Grade D
Healthier than 13% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Louisiana
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: DeRidder tracks Louisiana closely.
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Natural hazards in DeRidder
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
Climate in DeRidder
Full climate →DeRidder has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 39°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in DeRidder
All DeRidder schools →School Grade A-
The public schools DeRidder’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within LA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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