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Population (year 2000): 1,660. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,567 (-5.6% change)
Males: 726 (43.7%), Females: 934 (56.3%)
Zip code:
71068
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $15,326 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,200 (year 2000)
Races in Ringgold:
- Black (55.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (7.8%), Irish (4.9%),
English (4.5%), German (1.9%), French (1.7%), Subsaharan African
(1.0%).
Elevation: 264 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ringgold
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 15.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ringgold town
- Never married: 30.9%
- Now married: 44.0%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 8.6%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -239 (-12.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ringgold:
- CHRISTUS COUSHATTA HEALTH CARE CENTER (about 20
miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
- COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL COUS (about 20
miles; COUSHATTA, LA)
- BERNICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MINDEN,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ringgold:
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 29 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 38 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 87 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ringgold:
- MINDEN-WEBSTER (about 22 miles; MINDEN, LA; ID: F24)
- THE RED RIVER (about 24 miles; COUSHATTA, LA; ID:
0R7)
- ARCADIA-BIENVILLE PARISH (about 27 miles; ARCADIA,
LA; ID: 5F0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ringgold:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 24
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 43
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 64
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 85 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
Public high school in Ringgold:
- RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 292;
Location: 4044 BIENVILLE ROAD, SUITE B; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ringgold:
- RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 379;
Location: 4044 BIENVILLE ROAD, SUITE A; Grades: PK - 06)
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