Rapides Parish, Louisiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 128,470
Median household income: $55,946
Median home value: $179,100

Home to 128,470 residents, Rapides Parish is one of Louisiana's counties. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $55,946 runs below the Louisiana figure of $60,023.

Between 2019 and 2023, Rapides Parish's population declined 1.9% from 130,970 to 128,470, while its median household income rose 18.4% from $47,269 to $55,946.

The typical home was built around 1980. 18.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 128,470
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,946
Median home value: $179,100
Median gross rent: $942
Housing units: 58,321
Homeownership rate: 65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

130,970128,470

Median household income

$47,269$55,946

Median home value

$143,100$179,100

Median gross rent

$821$942

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	130,970	$47,269	$143,100	$821
2020	130,376	$48,013	$147,200	$825
2021	130,459	$49,639	$153,600	$845
2022	129,536	$55,407	$171,400	$925
2023	128,470	$55,946	$179,100	$942

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,367	6.5%
5 to 17	23,864	18.6%
18 to 24	10,540	8.2%
25 to 34	16,493	12.8%
35 to 44	16,175	12.6%
45 to 54	14,759	11.5%
55 to 64	16,838	13.1%
65 to 74	12,844	10.0%
75 and over	8,590	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	76,742	59.7%
Black or African American	39,816	31.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	557	0.4%
Asian	1,667	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	397	0.3%
Two or more races	4,106	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,178	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.6%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,783	12.6%
High school graduate	31,761	37.1%
Some college or associate's	23,942	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	12,117	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,096	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,844	79.8%
Carpooled	3,634	6.8%
Public transit	1,165	2.2%
Walked	1,267	2.4%
Bicycle	144	0.3%
Worked from home	2,595	4.8%
Other means	2,069	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19,237	37.6%
15 to 29 min	20,122	39.4%
30 to 44 min	6,117	12.0%
45 to 59 min	1,902	3.7%
60+ min	3,745	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 18.9% (23,749 of 125,358)

	Count	Share
Family households	31,452	64.6%
Nonfamily households	17,208	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	48,660	83.4%
Vacant	9,661	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	31,771	65.3%
Renter-occupied	16,889	34.7%

1-unit, detached67.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units2.6%

Mobile home & other15.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39,442	67.6%
1-unit, attached	912	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4,063	7.0%
5 to 19 units	3,281	5.6%
20 or more units	1,502	2.6%
Mobile home & other	9,121	15.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 22079
State: Louisiana
Land area: 1,324 sq mi
Water area: 37 sq mi
Center point: 31.1932, -92.5360