Wallace RidgeLA
A town of 628 in Louisiana.
Is Wallace Ridge a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Wallace Ridge, above both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Wallace Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
628 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wallace Ridge: who provides what
Wallace Ridge is unincorporated, so Catahoula Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wallace Ridge.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wallace Ridge’s workers commute out
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Wallace Ridge dropped by 44, to 10. Its average commute stands at 27 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The top destinations are Jonesville (13%), Harrisonburg (11%) and Jena (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Wallace Ridge faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by drought
The FEMA hazard score in Wallace Ridge is 29 of 100. 31% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 21%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Wallace Ridge
Its typical July afternoon high stands at 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wallace Ridge is
In Wallace Ridge, just over a third of adults feel lonely. The town does better than the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. Among adults here, 24% smoke cigarettes and 50% have high blood pressure. Only 7 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Wallace Ridge.
| Wallace Ridge | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Wallace Ridge | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.3% | 78.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.2% of Wallace Ridge
1.0 miles of trail. For Wallace Ridge, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Wallace Ridge | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wallace Ridge
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wallace Ridge; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wallace Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
100% of working residents leave Wallace Ridge for work
Where Wallace Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Wallace Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wallace Ridge, LA a good place to live?
Wallace Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.