2022 population: 127,189 ( 4,424 from 2010 , 2,841 from 2020)
Land area: 1320.4 square miles
Population density: 96.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	77,026	60.56%	5.6%
Black:	40,228	31.63%	4.1%
Indian:	1,027	0.81%	6.1%
Asian:	1,807	1.42%	15.0%
2+ races:	2,308	1.81%	17.9%
Hispanic:	4,793	3.77%	40.2%

Total non-White:	50,163	39.44%	0.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,685	14.2
Deaths:	4,243	16.3
Net Migration:	-2,472	-9.5
Net Immigration:	138	0.5

Change in White population:	-4,597	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	173	0.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
131,613
81,623	62.02%
41,937	31.86%
968	0.74%
1,571	1.19%
1,958	1.49%
3,418	2.60%
49,990	37.98%

2000
126,337
83,059	65.74%
38,298	30.31%
892	0.71%
1,110	0.88%
1,148	0.91%
1,739	1.38%
43,278	34.26%

1990
131,556
91,909	69.86%
36,529	27.77%
622	0.47%
878	0.67%
n/a
1,618	1.23%
39,647	30.14%

1980
135,282
96,357	71.23%
36,070	26.66%
483	0.36%
692	0.51%
n/a
1,573	1.16%
38,925	28.77%

1970
118,078
83,926	71.08%
32,655	27.66%
123	0.10%
119	0.10%
n/a
1,157	0.98%
34,152	28.92%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
17,942	14.2
12,369	9.8
-913	-0.7
762	0.6

-1,436	-1.1
6,712	5.3

Number	Rate
1990's
19,622	14.9
12,856	9.8
-12,215	-9.3
895	0.7

-8,850	-6.7
3,631	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
23,552	17.4
12,394	9.2
-13,764	-10.2
n/a

-4,448	-3.3
722	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,632	3.1
n/a

12,431	10.5
4,773	4.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapides Parish, LA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.7
32,198	25.3%
94,991	74.7%
21,199	16.7%

48,544
2.59

31,710	65.3%
20,635	65.1%
5,127	16.2%
16,834	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
36.9
34,014	25.8%
97,599	74.2%
18,012	13.7%

50,401
2.52

34,436	68.3%
22,699	65.9%
5,292	15.4%
15,965	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
34,432	27.3%
91,905	72.7%
16,473	13.0%

47,161
2.56

33,339	70.7%
23,657	71.0%
4,614	13.8%
13,822	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
38,148	29.0%
93,408	71.0%
15,770	12.0%

45,782
2.74

34,275	74.9%
26,366	76.9%
4,033	11.8%
11,507	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
42,879	31.7%
92,403	68.3%
14,190	10.5%

44,990
2.87

34,987	77.8%
28,030	80.1%
3,586	10.2%
10,003	22.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rapides Parish, LA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,002	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,719	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,858	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,651	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,463	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,455	5.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,791	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,894	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,204	4.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,085	8.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,052	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,509	11.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,254	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,821	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,108	6.4%
$200,000 or more	2,678	5.5%

Median Household Income	55,407
Per Capita Income	31,010

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,824	7.9%
Public Assistance	601	1.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	8,986	18.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	49,309	63.8%
Unemployed	3,204	4.1%
In Armed Forces	503	0.7%

Total Labor Force	53,016	68.6%
Not in Labor Force	24,302	31.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,789	16,537	51.8%
Non-Profit	1,225	2,431	33.5%
Self-Employed	3,491	1,612	68.4%

Local Government	1,980	2,969	40.0%
State Government	1,685	2,700	38.4%
Federal Government	1,583	1,503	51.3%

Total Private + Self	21,280	18,149	54.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,473	9,603	40.3%
Total	27,753	27,752	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	22.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,540	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,012	21.6%
Professional, Technical	12,552	22.6%
Service Occupations	11,407	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	453	0.8%
All others	13,054	23.5%

White Collar		56.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	11,184	20.1%
Retail trade	6,626	11.9%
Educational services	5,500	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	5,095	9.2%
Public administration	4,399	7.9%
Construction	4,249	7.6%
Manufacturing	2,847	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	2,281	4.1%
Other services	2,198	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,036	3.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,833	3.3%
Wholesale trade	1,728	3.1%
Finance and insurance	1,400	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	913	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	893	1.6%
Utilities	844	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	668	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	473	0.9%
Information	368	0.7%
Management	30	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,704	2.09%
Puerto Rican	376	0.29%
Cuban	286	0.22%
Dominican	22	0.02%

Total Central American	536	0.41%
Costa Rican	104	0.08%
Guatemalan	113	0.09%
Honduran	204	0.16%
Nicaraguan	106	0.08%
Panamanian	3	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	68	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	29	0.02%
Ecuadorian	39	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	580	0.45%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	352	0.27%
Chinese	252	0.19%
Laotian	250	0.19%
Vietnamese	154	0.12%
Filipino	154	0.12%
Thai	94	0.07%
Japanese	54	0.04%
Cambodian	14	0.01%
Korean	7	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	115,523	95.4%
Spanish	2,834	2.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	784	0.6%
Other Asian	528	0.4%
Other Indo-European	471	0.4%
Arabic	333	0.3%
Vietnamese	132	0.1%
Other	125	0.1%
German, other Germanic	121	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	16,246	12.5%
French	8,180	6.3%
English	7,390	5.7%
Irish	6,199	4.8%
German	5,206	4.0%
Italian	2,230	1.7%
European	1,573	1.2%
French Canadian	1,043	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	925	0.7%
Scottish	866	0.7%
Belgian	728	0.6%
Cajun	715	0.6%
British	554	0.4%
African	419	0.3%
Norwegian	404	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	127,703	98.6%
Not a citizen	1,833	1.4%

Native	126,191	97.4%
Foreign-born	3,345	2.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,615	4.2%	7,057	8.2%	32,361	37.5%	24,036	27.8%	12,220	14.2%	7,030	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,615	4.2%
9-12 Years	7,057	8.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,361	37.5%
Some College	24,036	27.8%
Bach. Degree	12,220	14.2%
Grad Degree	7,030	8.1%
Average years of education: 13.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	55,889	52,556	3,333	6.0%	6.2%
1991	56,214	52,457	3,757	6.7%	7.2%
1992	56,361	52,785	3,576	6.3%	7.8%
1993	56,127	52,868	3,259	5.8%	7.4%
1994	57,074	53,507	3,567	6.2%	7.7%
1995	58,044	54,537	3,507	6.0%	6.9%
1996	57,962	54,400	3,562	6.1%	6.5%
1997	57,452	54,133	3,319	5.8%	5.9%
1998	58,193	55,235	2,958	5.1%	5.5%
1999	59,640	57,106	2,534	4.2%	5.0%

2000	55,496	52,573	2,923	5.3%	5.2%
2001	55,611	52,359	3,252	5.8%	5.6%
2002	56,083	52,735	3,348	6.0%	6.0%
2003	56,133	52,570	3,563	6.3%	6.3%
2004	56,237	53,221	3,016	5.4%	5.7%
2005	59,452	55,828	3,624	6.1%	6.8%
2006	60,069	57,814	2,255	3.8%	4.0%
2007	59,757	57,334	2,423	4.1%	4.1%
2008	61,659	58,962	2,697	4.4%	4.7%
2009	60,831	56,962	3,869	6.4%	6.8%

2010	58,785	54,571	4,214	7.2%	7.5%
2011	58,413	54,175	4,238	7.3%	7.4%
2012	57,491	53,634	3,857	6.7%	6.7%
2013	57,222	53,455	3,767	6.6%	6.4%
2014	57,784	53,998	3,786	6.6%	6.3%
2015	57,958	54,240	3,718	6.4%	6.3%
2016	57,346	53,805	3,541	6.2%	6.1%
2017	56,169	53,016	3,153	5.6%	5.1%
2018	55,687	52,782	2,905	5.2%	4.8%
2019	55,555	52,841	2,714	4.9%	4.7%

2020	55,157	51,714	3,443	6.2%	8.3%
2021	55,554	53,230	2,324	4.2%	5.6%
2022	56,381	54,566	1,815	3.2%	3.7%
2023	54,680	52,770	1,910	3.5%	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	58,076
Median Value	$171,400

Occupied	48,544	83.6%
Vacant	9,532	16.4%

Owned	31,989	65.9%
Rented	16,555	34.1%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	41,074	70.7%
Detached	40,100	69.0%
Attached	974	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,403	7.6%
Mobile Homes	8,618	14.8%

Rapides Parish, LA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rapides Parish, LA

2022 Housing Data for Rapides Parish, LA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rapides Parish, LA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Rapides Parish, LA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rapides Parish, LA

Historical Labor Force Data for Rapides Parish, LA