Red River Parish vs West Carroll Parish

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

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

West Carroll Parish has the higher population (9,622 vs 7,529 in Red River Parish). West Carroll Parish has the higher median household income ($48,514 vs $44,539 in Red River Parish). Red River Parish has the higher median home value ($103,200 vs $97,600 in West Carroll Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	7,529	9,622
Median age	40.4 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$44,539	$48,514
Median home value	$103,200	$97,600
Median gross rent	$731	$692
Housing units	3,599	4,691
Homeownership rate	76.7%	73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
Population	8,565 → 7,529 (-12.1%)	11,041 → 9,622 (-12.9%)
Median household income	$33,816 → $44,539 (+31.7%)	$38,500 → $48,514 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$78,700 → $103,200 (+31.1%)	$90,300 → $97,600 (+8.1%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $731 (+13.3%)	$547 → $692 (+26.5%)

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

West Carroll Parish

Population

11,0419,622

Median household income

$38,500$48,514

Median home value

$90,300$97,600

Median gross rent

$547$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
Under 5	6.1%	5.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	17.1%
18 to 24	9.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.6%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.9%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	12.2%
75 and over	9.2%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	55.6%	79.7%
Black or African American	40.2%	15.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
No high school diploma	18.8%	16.3%
High school graduate	51.0%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
Drove alone	91.1%	88.3%
Carpooled	3.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	4.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
1-unit, detached	57.3%	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	35.5%	32.7%

Poverty & households

	Red River Parish	West Carroll Parish
Poverty rate	29.4%	15.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1980	1978