Madison Parish vs Red River Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Madison Parish and Red River Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Madison Parish and Red River Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Madison Parish has the higher population (9,757 vs 7,529 in Red River Parish). Red River Parish has the higher median household income ($44,539 vs $37,267 in Madison Parish). Red River Parish has the higher median home value ($103,200 vs $90,600 in Madison Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
Population	9,757	7,529
Median age	34.6 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$37,267	$44,539
Median home value	$90,600	$103,200
Median gross rent	$625	$731
Housing units	4,388	3,599
Homeownership rate	56.4%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
Population	11,306 → 9,757 (-13.7%)	8,565 → 7,529 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$30,350 → $37,267 (+22.8%)	$33,816 → $44,539 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $90,600 (+16.0%)	$78,700 → $103,200 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$616 → $625 (+1.5%)	$645 → $731 (+13.3%)

Madison Parish

Population

11,3069,757

Median household income

$30,350$37,267

Median home value

$78,100$90,600

Median gross rent

$616$625

Red River Parish

Population

8,5657,529

Median household income

$33,816$44,539

Median home value

$78,700$103,200

Median gross rent

$645$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
Under 5	7.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.7%	17.6%
18 to 24	9.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.2%
75 and over	6.1%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	55.6%
Black or African American	62.6%	40.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
No high school diploma	23.9%	18.8%
High school graduate	35.2%	51.0%
Some college or associate's	28.2%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
Drove alone	83.7%	91.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	3.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	2.8%
Other means	3.1%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
1-unit, detached	70.4%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	2.8%
20 or more units	3.1%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	35.5%

Poverty & households

	Madison Parish	Red River Parish
Poverty rate	36.7%	29.4%
Average household size	2.77	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1976	1980