Median Household Income
$54,967
Median Home Value
$181,100
Median Gross Rent
$950/mo
Poverty Rate
19.9%
Unemployment Rate
5.1%
Homeownership Rate
64.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
23.1%
Median Age
37.9
Population Over Time
Rapides Parish shrank 3.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
132,199
2016
132,373
2018
131,546
2020
130,376
2022
129,536
2024
127,527
Business & Industry
Rapides Parish has 3,172 business establishments employing 46,374 people.
Health care and social assistance
590
Other services (except public administration)
323
Professional, scientific, and technical services
283
Accommodation and food services
261
Construction
230
Finance and insurance
207
Real estate and rental and leasing
169
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
138
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.