Rapides Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

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Races in Rapides Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 60,417	(47.8%)
Females: 65,920	(52.2%)

Recent posts about Rapides Parish, Louisiana on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Rapides Parish is mentioned 23 times on our forum:

	Possible relocation to Alexandria - HELP!  (40 replies)
	Pix of Louisiana  (31 replies)
	Moving back to Louisiana....  (18 replies)
	Would you choose Louisiana to...  (19 replies)
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	Tour of all Plantations in Louisiana  (7 replies)

Rapides Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$37,034
Louisiana:	$40,926

Rapides Parish:	$102,000
Louisiana:	$126,800

This county:	$447
State:	$494

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 16
• Assaults: 286
• Burglaries: 805
• Thefts: 1168
• Auto thefts: 165

Health of residents in Rapides Parish based on 443 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is significantly worse than average.
68.6% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
21.2% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is less than average.
46.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
36.9% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
66.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is more than average.
52.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.

Rapides Parish:	19.8%
Louisiana:	18.6%

Area name: Alexandria, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Rapides Parish is $405 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $482 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Alexandria, Pineville, Fort Polk South, Ball, Fort Polk North, Glenmora, Lecompte, Boyce, Woodworth, Deville.

Neighboring counties: Allen Parish , Avoyelles Parish , Evangeline Parish , Grant Parish , La Salle Parish , Natchitoches Parish , Vernon Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Rapides Parish: Camp Tall Timbers (A), Hard Times Plantation (B), Camp Brewer (C), Stonewall Landing (D), Evangeline Camp (E), Dysant Landing (F), Latanier Landing (G), Gum Point Landing (H), New Hope Plantation (I), Rodgers Landing (J), Texas Point Landing (K), Pearts Landing (L), North Shore Campground (M), D A Smith Landing (N), Wises Landing (O), Bonnegent Landing (P), Jones Quarters Landing (Q), Rush Landing (R), Wytchwood Plantation (S), Cummings Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Masonic Drive Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Rapides Parish include: Marthas Chapel (A), Sunlight Church (B), Amiable Church (C), Humble Church (D), Hudson Creek Church (E), Apostolic Church (F), Hope Well Church (G), Hope Church (H), Spanish Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Indian Creek Cemetery (1), Burns Cemetery (2), Burrough Cemetery (3), Butters Cemetery (4), Saint John Cemetery (5), Alexander Memorial Gardens (6), Campbell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Flag Lake (A), Freeman Lake (B), Weems Lake (C), Rock Island Lake (D), Chatlin Lake (E), Williams Lake (F), Chambers Lake (G), Wilson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Current, Bayou (A), Barber Creek (B), Cappel Bayou (C), Lemeuse Creek (D), Boyce Branch (E), Carnahan Creek (F), Cypress Bayou (G), Carr Creek (H), Sneed Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Rapides Parish include: Inglewood Plantation Historic District (1), Kincaid Recreation Area (2), Magnolia Recreation Park (3), McNutt Rural Historic District (4), Palustris Experimental Forest Longleaf Tract (5), Palustruis Experimental Forest Johnson Tract (6), Valentine Recreation Area (7), Castor Creek Scenic Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Melder Post Office (A), Hineston Post Office (B), Longleaf Post Office (C), Elmer Post Office (D), Buckeye Post Office (E), Flatwoods Post Office (F), Libuse Post Office (G), Gardner Post Office (H), Otis Post Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Louisiana:	4.4%

Current college students: 4,620
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,969 (41% naturalized citizens)

Rapides Parish:	1.6%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 36,141
• One, attached: 998
• Two: 2,324
• 3 or 4: 1,654
• 5 to 9: 1,285
• 10 to 19: 851
• 20 or more: 1,603
• Mobile homes: 7,089
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 93

Housing units in Rapides Parish with a mortgage: 13,422 (1,056 second mortgage, 741 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,426

Here:	56.3% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

Rapides Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/7/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 16 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 39,295 (79%) Carpooled: 6,951 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 646 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 95 (0%) Bicycle: 95 (0%) Walked: 1,097 (2%) Other means: 558 (1%) Worked at home: 1,201 (2%)

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,983 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($71 average AGI)

Rapides Parish:	0.03%
Louisiana average:	0.11%

4.45% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($22,041 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($11,870 average AGI)

Rapides Parish:	2.02%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Orleans Parish, LA	0.96% ($29,739 average AGI)
from Grant Parish, LA	0.53% ($30,492)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.36% ($25,205)
from Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.33% ($26,617)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.20% ($54,264)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.20% ($35,697)
from Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.18% ($26,875)

5.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,770 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.32%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)

Rapides Parish:	0.05%
Louisiana average:	0.07%

2.96% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($17,227 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($16,320 average AGI)

Rapides Parish:	2.31%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Grant Parish, LA	0.63% ($27,563 average AGI)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.32% ($31,608)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.24% ($29,038)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.22% ($31,112)
to Harris County, TX	0.17% ($24,400)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.16% ($32,493)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.16% ($27,696)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 12.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 20,718 (16,227 aged, 4,491 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 105,047 (23,649 male householders, 9,690 female householders)

  23,479 spouses, 38,795 children (35,159 natural, 933 adopted, 2,703 stepchildren), 3,889 grandchildren, 980 brothers or sisters, 689 parents, 1,750 other relatives, 2,126 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 15,782 (5,639 male householders (4,708 living alone)), 8,183 female householders (7,509 living alone)), 1,960 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,508 (3,277 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,518 2-persons, 8,377 3-persons, 6,602 4-persons, 3,158 5-persons, 1,112 6-persons, 572 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,217 1-person, 1,375 2-persons, 135 3-persons, 74 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

95.1% of residents of Rapides Parish speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $930,142,000 ($7266 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $78,534,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $347,526,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $206,262,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,966,000
Federal grants: $189,719,000
Federal procurement contracts: $51,672,000 ($20,129,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $122,997,000 ($20,779,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,889,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $179,613,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-9 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 29.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

60% of Rapides Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Louisiana.

Rapides Parish:	60.4%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 101844
• Northeast: 1729
• Midwest: 3690
• South: 13463
• West: 2719

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,300

Here:	11.8%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	6.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	24.7%
Louisiana:	16.8%