Moving to Ida, Louisiana
Population: 258. Estimated population in July 2024: 256 (-0.8% change)
Males: 124 (48.1%), Females: 134 (51.9%)
Caddo County
Zip code: 71044
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.5 years
Median household income: $26,667
Median house value: $38,400
Population by Race
Races in Ida:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Black (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (16.3%), Irish (15.1%), English (8.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), German (2.3%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 286 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Ida
- High school or higher: 79.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ida village
- Never married: 12.3%
- Now married: 69.7%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 11.8%
- Divorced: 6.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -81 (-23.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ida:
- NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; VIVIAN, LA)
- ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ATLANTA, TX)
- LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SHREVEPORT (about 29 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ida:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 32 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; Abbreviation: TXK)
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 39 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Abbreviation: BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 40 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Abbreviation: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ida:
- IDA’S (about 1 miles; IDA, LA; Abbreviation: L87)
- VIVIAN (about 13 miles; VIVIAN, LA; Abbreviation: 3F4)
- THACKERS (about 16 miles; OIL CITY, LA; Abbreviation: 5F8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ida:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 49 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 3,109)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)