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Rapides Parish, LA

126,260 Population
1,324.1 square miles 95.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$29,582 ±$2,112 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $34,102 ±$426
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$51,301 ±$5,153 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $58,229 ±$1,143
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.4% ±3.7% (25,133  ±4,543) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 840,146 (±0.6% / ±27,162)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.6 minutes ±1.1 (1,206,010  ±65,027) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Louisiana: 25.8 47,566,968 (±0.2 / ±402,285)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

50,301 ±1,815 Number of households
  • Louisiana: 1,833,915 ±8,374
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (122,229  ±147) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 2.4 4,450,122
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.1% ±2.2% (1,718  ±621) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.6% 59,199 (±0.5% / ±5,096)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

58,910 ±63 Number of housing units
  • Louisiana: 2,124,930 ±297
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$170,900 ±$12,969 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $215,600 ±$3,099
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

13.5% ±3.2% (16,954  ±3,984.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 11.1% 499,723 (±0.5% / ±21,179.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.4% ±5.4% (74,534  ±4,560.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Louisiana: 87.8% 2,724,676 (±0.9% / ±28,705.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.9% ±2.8% (19,315  ±2,352.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 837,518 (±0.5% / ±16,435.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4% (5,009  ±1,384) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 222,672
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.4% ±1.3% (6,093  ±1,208) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Louisiana: 5.8% 203,031 (±0.2% / ±7,608)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,093 Total veterans ±1,208 5,129 Male ±1,124 964 Female ±478

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