ZIP Code 71334

Ferriday is a town in Concordia Parish, which borders the Mississippi River and is located on the central eastern border of Louisiana, United States. With a population of 3,511 at the 2010 census, it is an African-American majority town. The town claims to have produced more famous people per square mile than any other in America. The Delta Music Museum in the downtown historic district is open daily to visitors, many of whom come from out of state. Its sports teams are known as the Trojans to the right of the rear of the high school. It is one of the few places in the United States with a population over 1,000 with a middle-class residential area of the town of 15,000 people or less. It has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all of which is land. It was integral to the promotion of blues music through Haney's Big House lounge in the African-Americans community. Almost every Delta Blues musician played at Haney’s. The private Huntington High School, first established for all grades in 1970, was located in a middle class area of residential area. The high school is located off the back of the Louisiana Highway 15, which runs through Ferriday. The school has a private library, the Huntington Library, which is located in the back corner of the school. The public high school, Ferriday High, was established in 1970 and is the first in the parish to have a private high school of all grades.

Geography

Ferriday is the primary city name, but also Frogmore, Ridgecrest are acceptable city names or spellings, Concordia Lake, Delta Garden, Doty Garden, Dunbarton, Lake Saint John, Levee Heights, Levens Addition, Minorca, Panola, Spokane, Turtle Lake on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is City of Ferriday. Ferriday is situated on the west side of Lake Concordia and 8 miles (13 km) from Lake St. John, oxbow lakes noted for recreational and professional bass fishing. U.S. Routes 84 and 425 pass through the center of Ferriday. The two highways jointly lead southeast 11 miles (18 km) to Natchez, Mississippi.According to the United States Census Bureau, Ferriday has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.2 km²), all being land. The town is located on the Mississippi River, which runs through the town. It has a population of about 2,000. It is located in the Mississippi Delta, which is a region known for its whitewater fishing and whitewater rafting. It also has a reputation for being one of the best fishing towns in the state. The city's population is about 1,000, with the majority of the population living in or near the town of Concordia, where the lake is located. The population of the town is around 1,200, with most of the people living in the town being from the town or nearby towns. The area has a climate that is very hot and dry, with temperatures reaching over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) in the summer and 100 degrees (30 degrees in the winter). The town has an average annual rainfall of about 1.5 inches (4 centimeters) and an average yearly temperature of about 8 degrees (3.5°F).

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 3,189 people, 1,354 households, and 885 families residing in the town. In 2010, Ferriday had the 15th-lowest median household income of all places in the United States with a population over 1,000. The town has a population of 3,723, with 1,498 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 74.89% African American, 24.09% White, 0.19% Native American, and 0.03% Pacific Islander. The median income for a household was $14,732, and the median income. for a family was $18,636. About 40.7% of families and 47.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 70.2% of those under age 18 and 25.1% ofThose age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.27. The population was spread out, with 32.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 22. 2% from 25 to 44, 18. 6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. In the town, the median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there are 76.2 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 68.2 Males. The per capita income was $8,767.

Education

Ferriday High School is located off LA 15. Huntington High School, first established for all grades in 1970, was located in a middle-class residential area of the town. Bryant Hammett, a former State Representative, graduated from Huntington in 1974. The Central Louisiana Technical Community College is located in Ferriday. The Concordia Parish School Board serves Ferriday, as does the Ferriday Parish Library. The Ferriday School District is part of the Louisiana School and Training Board, which also serves the town of Concordia. The school district was established in 1872. It is one of the oldest schools in the state. It was founded by white parents who withdrew from the public system when its schools were desegregated. It closed in 2010 and was replaced by the Delta Charter School, which opened in 2013 in Huntington's buildings. The high school's sports teams are known as the Trojans, and the school has a football team called Ferriday High. The town is home to the Louisiana State Museum, which was founded in 1876. The state's oldest public library, the Concordia parish library, is located on the corner of LA 15 and Ferriday Road. It opened in 1882. It has a collection of more than 2,000 books. It also has a museum of Louisiana history, which dates back to the 18th century. The city's first post-secondary school, Ferriday College, opened in 1903. It's located in the town's central business district, near the town center.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana = 99. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 55. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 98. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Ferriday = 5.8 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,189 individuals with a median age of 34.4 age the population dropped by -5.51% in Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,957.64 residents per square mile of area (755.74/km²). There are average 2.5 people per household in the 1,323 households with an average household income of $21,535 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 10.00% of the available work force and has dropped -2.08% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.84%. The number of physicians in Ferriday per 100,000 population = 96.5.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Ferriday = 60.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 89. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 216. 92 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 19, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Ferriday, Concordia Parish, Louisiana which are owned by the occupant = 53.40%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 40 years with median home cost = $51,180 and home appreciation of 0.40%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $3.58 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,548 per student. There are 15 students for each teacher in the school, 404 students for each Librarian and 239 students for each Counselor. 2.90% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.52% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.10% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).