West Ferriday, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents
| West Ferriday: | $60,472 |
| Louisiana: | $209,200 |
Total population: 1,442 (Urban population: 999 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 566 (8 farm, 558 nonfarm))
Houses: 637 (580 occupied: 409 owner occupied, 171 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 32% |
Housing density: 48 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $86,097.
Median contract rent in 2022: $219 (lower quartile is $225, upper quartile is $431)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $608
Median gross rent in West Ferriday, LA in 2022: $477
Housing units in West Ferriday with a mortgage: 112 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 138
Household type by relationship:
Households: 19,337- In family households: 16,683 (3,057 male householders, 2,206 female householders)
3,209 spouses, 5,985 children (5,452 natural, 143 adopted, 390 stepchildren), 1,064 grandchildren, 217 brothers or sisters, 166 parents, foster children, 253 other relatives, 433 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,654 (1,038 male householders (901 living alone)), 1,312 female householders (1,192 living alone)), 304 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,485 (1,466 institutionalized population)
2,816 married couples with children.
1,808 single-parent households (275 men, 1,533 women).
97.5% of residents of West Ferriday speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 17 (1.1%)
(88.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.2 |
| Here: | 4.5 |
| State: | 4.4 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Ferriday, Louisiana
- 14no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 1242 bedrooms
- 2223 bedrooms
- 424 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ferriday, Louisiana
- 5no bedroom
- 561 bedroom
- 702 bedrooms
- 323 bedrooms
- 84 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Ferriday in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 28no vehicle
- 1551 vehicle
- 1742 vehicles
- 473 vehicles
- 54 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Ferriday in renter-occupied apartments
- 72no vehicle
- 871 vehicle
- 122 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Ferriday, Louisiana
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 353 rooms
- 704 rooms
- 1455 rooms
- 746 rooms
- 557 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Ferriday, Louisiana
- 01 room
- 242 rooms
- 283 rooms
- 664 rooms
- 245 rooms
- 66 rooms
- 157 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 89+ rooms
West Ferriday, LA household income distribution
- 35,924Less than $10,000
- 48,330$10,000 to $19,999
- 45,725$20,000 to $29,999
- 37,507$30,000 to $39,999
- 36,768$40,000 to $49,999
- 33,746$50,000 to $59,999
- 39,707$60,000 to $74,999
- 51,392$75,000 to $99,999
- 38,636$100,000 to $124,999
- 25,196$125,000 to $149,999
- 27,933$150,000 to $199,999
- 28,129$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.8%
Number of people working at home: 34 (7.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 25
- 5 to 9 minutes: 59
- 10 to 14 minutes: 77
- 15 to 19 minutes: 83
- 20 to 24 minutes: 32
- 25 to 29 minutes: 11
- 30 to 34 minutes: 89
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 4
- 60 to 89 minutes: 22
- 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 304 (75.6%)
- Carpooled: 54 (13.4%)
- Walked: 10 (2.5%)
- Other means: 34 (8.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Ferriday, Louisiana
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 10Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Other: 868 (71.2%)
- United States: 120 (9.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 60 (4.9%)
- Irish: 41 (3.4%)
- Subsaharan African: 37 (3.0%)
- English: 35 (2.9%)
- German: 35 (2.9%)
- French: 12 (1.0%)
- Italian: 6 (0.5%)
- French Canadian: 5 (0.4%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| West Ferriday: | 100.0% (10) |
| Louisiana: | 4.7% (5,460) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,139
- Other state: 416
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 397
- West: 0
77% of West Ferriday residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Louisiana.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 13
- Nursery to 4th grade: 12
- 5th and 6th grade: 43
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 14
- 10th grade: 42
- 11th grade: 47
- 12th grade, no diploma: 13
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 150
- Less than 1 year of college: 11
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
- Associate degree: 5
- Bachelor's degree: 19
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 28
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 8
- 7th and 8th grade: 48
- 9th grade: 26
- 10th grade: 14
- 11th grade: 44
- 12th grade, no diploma: 40
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 131
- Less than 1 year of college: 32
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 75
- Associate degree: 22
- Bachelor's degree: 19
- Master's degree: 11
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 362
- One, attached: 10
- 3 or 4: 6
- 5 to 9: 16
- 10 to 19: 7
- 20 to 49: 28
- 50 or more: 14
- Mobile homes: 194
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,361
- 45.5%Utility gas
- 31.5%Electricity
- 17.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Wood
- 2.0%Other fuel
- 42.1%Utility gas
- 42.1%Electricity
- 9.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.5%Other fuel
- 2.9%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Louisiana: | 17.2% |
| Here: | 16.9% |
| Louisiana: | 15.5% |
| Here: | 15.4% |
| Louisiana: | 16.8% |
