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Richwood, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Richwood is a Census town of 3,839 people across 2.52 square miles of land, in Ouachita Parish. Median household income is $31,680, 30.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Richwood
What Richwood is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.52 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,526
- County holding the largest share of its areaOuachita Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Richwood
How many people live in Richwood
- Population3,839
- Median age34.3
- Population under 18846 plus or minus 208
- Share under 1822.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over249 plus or minus 85
- Share 65 and over6.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Households793
- Family households557
- Share of households that are families70.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Richwood
Income and work in Richwood
- Median household income$31,680
- Per capita income$10,456 plus or minus $2,259
- Civilian labor force868
- Employed789
- Unemployed79 plus or minus 47
- Unemployment rate9.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over2,606
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher6.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Richwood
Housing in Richwood
- Housing units861
- Occupied units793
- Vacant units68 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Owner occupied240 plus or minus 83
- Renter occupied553
- Ownership rate30.3 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$53,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$978
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.0 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units565
- Share single family65.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more135 plus or minus 67
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes161 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Richwood
How Richwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute693 plus or minus 139
- Commuting under 15 minutes232 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.5 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more81 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Drove alone71.7 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport1.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Richwood
Flood risk in Richwood
- NFIP communityTown of Richwood
- NFIP community number220378
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/20/16
The Town of Richwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220378 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ouachita Parish, not Richwood
Ouachita Parish context, not Richwood figures
- Establishments in Ouachita Parish4,181
- Covered employment, Ouachita Parish69,384
- Average annual pay, Ouachita Parish$50,059
- Housing units permitted, Ouachita Parish345
Every figure in this section is published for Ouachita Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Richwood.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Richwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Richwood, Louisiana?
3,839, in 793 households. Richwood town covers 2.52 square miles of land, which is 1,526 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Richwood in?
Ouachita Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Richwood?
$31,680. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $53,000. Median gross rent is $978 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Richwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Richwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Richwood, town of, community 220378, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Richwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ouachita Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Richwood.
Is zoning published for Richwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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