Rapides Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	127,527	4,611,961	334,922,499	513th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$54,967	$60,756	$80,734	2476th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	38.0	38.9	2600th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	23.1%	27.0%	35.7%	1487th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$181,100	$216,500	$332,700	1624th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$950	$1,064	$1,413	1178th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.9%	18.9%	12.5%	561st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.1%	6.3%	5.2%	1155th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	96.3	106.7	n/a	1005th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.8%	4.9%	14.1%	1621st of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.2	n/a	n/a	2817th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.8%	67.4%	65.2%	2752nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	25.7	26.4	2090th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	8.1%	15.1%	2534th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.7%	n/a	n/a	1733rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	40.8%	41.8%	46.9%	2804th of 3,222
Broadband Access	84.5%	n/a	n/a	1359th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.2%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	30.7%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.9	58.9	61.4

Age in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	37.9	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	48,954	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.7%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.9%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,518	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.6%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.6%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	6.3%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.9%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.4%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.1%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	58,573	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	67.9%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	7.9%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.2%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.3%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,000	$1,180	n/a

Education in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	12.1%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.0%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.2%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.9%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.4%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	39.6%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.1%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.4%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.9%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.1%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.7%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.9%	6.4%	16.7%

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