Rapides Parish vs Tangipahoa Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Rapides Parish and Tangipahoa Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tangipahoa Parish has the higher population (135,218 vs 128,470 in Rapides Parish). Tangipahoa Parish has the higher median household income ($57,256 vs $55,946 in Rapides Parish). Tangipahoa Parish has the higher median home value ($204,600 vs $179,100 in Rapides Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
Population	128,470	135,218
Median age	37.8 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,946	$57,256
Median home value	$179,100	$204,600
Median gross rent	$942	$974
Housing units	58,321	58,663
Homeownership rate	65.3%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	22.2%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
Population	130,970 → 128,470 (-1.9%)	132,057 → 135,218 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$47,269 → $55,946 (+18.4%)	$47,832 → $57,256 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$143,100 → $179,100 (+25.2%)	$162,800 → $204,600 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $942 (+14.7%)	$832 → $974 (+17.1%)

Rapides Parish

Population

130,970128,470

Median household income

$47,269$55,946

Median home value

$143,100$179,100

Median gross rent

$821$942

Tangipahoa Parish

Population

132,057135,218

Median household income

$47,832$57,256

Median home value

$162,800$204,600

Median gross rent

$832$974

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
Under 5	6.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.6%	17.7%
18 to 24	8.2%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.6%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.9%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	59.7%	60.9%
Black or African American	31.0%	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	1.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
No high school diploma	12.6%	16.1%
High school graduate	37.1%	35.0%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
Drove alone	79.8%	81.7%
Carpooled	6.8%	8.6%
Public transit	2.2%	0.2%
Walked	2.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.8%	6.3%
Other means	3.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
1-unit, detached	67.6%	66.3%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	4.2%
20 or more units	2.6%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	15.6%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Rapides Parish	Tangipahoa Parish
Poverty rate	18.9%	19.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1980	1992