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Harahan, LA vs River Ridge, LA

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- River Ridge is 0% more densely populated than Harahan.
- People are 2.9% more likely to be married in River Ridge.
- The Median Age is 1.4 years younger in River Ridge.
 Harahan, LARiver Ridge, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock13,435329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.938.4
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 Population - 20109,258  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,588285,036,114
 Population - 19909,927  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-6.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-6.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,806.893.4
 Land Area2.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Harahan, LARiver Ridge, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 42.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 6411.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Harahan, LARiver Ridge, LAUnited States
 White86.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock10.0%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Harahan, LARiver Ridge, LAUnited States
 Married Population56.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock57.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock42.2%50.2%
 Never Married25.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.8%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households4,009  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,87680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock53.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,505  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Harahan    1 Reviews

Although culture and recreation are the biggest attraction to the metropolitan area of New Orleans; this quiet, clean, and cheap suburb is a perfect escape from the  More

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Reviews for River Ridge    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate in southern Louisiana is quite nice, very mild winters but summer can be quite warm. If you like warm and no snow, its  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great, small town. Wonderful community. Truly. However - property prices are now a problem and so is living outside of New Orleans. It's no fun looking at what is  More

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