Rapides Parish, LA Demographic Data
Rapides Parish, LA Summary
Rapides Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 132,373
- Area: 1,361.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,317.96 sq. miles
- Water Area: 43.70 sq. miles
- Population Density: 97.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 168.31 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rapides Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
67,802
51%
50.8
Male
64,622
49%
49.2
Total Population
132,424
323,128,000
Rapides Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9,054
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
8,112
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
10,244
7.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
9,887
7.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
7,719
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
17,033
12.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
16,278
12.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
16,636
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
8,649
6.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
8,446
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
11,838
8.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
5,480
4.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
3,048
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
99,242
74.9%
77.2
Female
51,888
52.3%
51.3
Male
47,354
47.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
93,852
70.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
24,661
18.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
20,366
15.4%
15.2
Female
11,619
57.1%
55.8
Male
8,747
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Rapides Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
129,759
98.0%
96.8
White
84,072
63.5%
72.6
Black or African American
42,337
32.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
701
0.5%
0.8
Asian
2,230
1.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
419
0.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,665
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,145
3.1%
17.8
Mexican
11.2
Puerto Rican
1.7
Cuban
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
128,279
96.9%
82.2
Rapides Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
4,333
5.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
7,981
9.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
32,382
37.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
20,114
23.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,072
4.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
12,264
14.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
6,262
7.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
12,314
14.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
75,094
85.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
18,526
21.2%
31.2
Rapides Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
35,532
33.8%
33.7%
Now Married
44,060
42.0%
47.5
Divorced
13,592
12.9%
11.0%
Separated
3,242
3.1%
2.0
Widowed
8,588
8.2
5.8%
Rapides Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
114,782
93.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8,588
7.0%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Rapides Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
4,307
9.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
3,073
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
6,818
14.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
5,569
11.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
6,735
14.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
7,747
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
5,326
11.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
4,626
9.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,695
3.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
1,849
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
42,582
57,617
Per capita income
24,764
31,128
Rapides Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2,126
3.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
5,095
9.2%
9.8
Construction
2,957
5.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
16,017
29.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,687
3.1%
6.6
Information
613
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,526
6.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3,241
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4,941
9.0%
11.4
Public administration
4,521
8.2%
4.6
Retail trade
5,403
9.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
3,567
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
1,505
2.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
6,251
11.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
17,674
32.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
6,702
12.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
12,236
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
12,336
22.3%
18.1%
Rapides Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
55,234
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
44,938
81.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
5,680
10.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
797
1.4%
5.1
Walked
1,044
1.9%
2.7
Other means
1,438
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
1,337
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.4
26.6
Rapides Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
4,950
10.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
17,664
37.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
17,046
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
8,085
16.9%
21.0
Rapides Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
47,745
83.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
28,664
60.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
19,081
40.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
9,781
17.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Rapides Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
57,526
1 room
442
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
695
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
4,625
8.0%
9.1
4 rooms
10,322
17.9%
16.5
5 rooms
17,789
30.9%
19.8
6 rooms
11,429
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
4,970
8.6%
12.0
8 rooms
3,900
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
3,354
5.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rapides Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
57,526
1-unit, detached
38,803
67.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,100
1.9%
5.9
2-units
2,650
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,181
3.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
2,008
3.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
495
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
1,724
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
8,565
14.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rapides Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,939
5.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,999
8.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,789
15.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
7,654
13.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
9,966
17.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
7,005
12.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
6,799
11.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,771
10.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2,799
4.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
805
1.4%
1.4%
Rapides Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Rapides Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
14,459
47295100.0
Less than $500
185
1.3%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
475
3.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
579
4.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
908
6.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,740
12.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
4,621
32.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
5,951
41.2%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
7,862
54.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
2,289
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,207
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,552
10.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,536
10.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
13
0.0%
0.0%
Rapides Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
16,514
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
583
3.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,263
19.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
3,480
21.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
9,188
55.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,567
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
761
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
2,022
12.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,936
11.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,361
8.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
1,408
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
2,347
14.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
7,275
44.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
2,732
0.0%
0.0%
Rapides Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
28,664
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,688
9.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
6,675
23.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7,421
25.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,853
13.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,029
17.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,785
6.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,049
3.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
164
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
133,400
205,000
