Rapides Parish, Louisiana (LA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 14,053
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 32,055
Renter-occupied apartments: 17,369 (it was 15,065 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 32% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 1323 sq. mi.
Water area: 39.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 98 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (30.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 70%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 79,35260.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 41,20131.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,3133.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,6822.1%Two or more races
- 1,7061.3%Asian alone
- 9620.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 980.08%Some other race alone
- 80.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 37.7 years |
Louisiana median age: | 37.7 years |
Males: 62,766 | ![]() |
Females: 66,882 | ![]() |

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Rapides Parish: | 2.0 people |
Louisiana: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $50,490 ($29,856 in 1999)
This county: | $50,490 |
Louisiana: | $51,073 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $661 (lower quartile is $496, upper quartile is $765)
This county: | $661 |
State: | $714 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $147,200 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
Rapides: | $147,200 |
Louisiana: | $172,100 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,168Detached houses: $223,587
Here: $223,587 State: $234,504 Townhouses or other attached units: $241,103
Here: $241,103 State: $226,343 In 2-unit structures: $74,456
Here: $74,456 State: $275,238 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $249,355
Here: $249,355 State: $240,231 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $174,513
Here: $174,513 State: $228,797 Mobile homes: $70,860
Here: $70,860 State: $69,208 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $48,341
Here: $48,341 State: $25,567
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $302
Institutionalized population: 2,793
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 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.67.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
45.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
55.1% of adult 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 less than average.
Average weight of males is 201 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 164 pounds. This is about average.
52.8% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 315 buildings, average cost: $97,900
- 1998: 395 buildings, average cost: $113,400
- 1999: 419 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 2000: 376 buildings, average cost: $112,200
- 2001: 358 buildings, average cost: $123,200
- 2002: 432 buildings, average cost: $112,200
- 2003: 536 buildings, average cost: $114,500
- 2004: 645 buildings, average cost: $119,000
- 2005: 622 buildings, average cost: $117,000
- 2006: 882 buildings, average cost: $131,600
- 2007: 518 buildings, average cost: $112,400
- 2008: 348 buildings, average cost: $128,000
- 2009: 298 buildings, average cost: $148,500
- 2010: 303 buildings, average cost: $161,300
- 2011: 254 buildings, average cost: $162,800
- 2012: 304 buildings, average cost: $163,600
- 2013: 297 buildings, average cost: $182,100
- 2014: 270 buildings, average cost: $177,200
- 2015: 192 buildings, average cost: $173,300
- 2016: 284 buildings, average cost: $213,100
- 2017: 236 buildings, average cost: $219,000
- 2018: 244 buildings, average cost: $227,200
- 2019: 254 buildings, average cost: $242,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $932 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $580 (0.5%)
Rapides Parish: | 17.9% |
Louisiana: | 19.0% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 37.7 years old
(Males: 36.1 years old, Females: 41.1 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42.6 years old, Black residents: 34.0 years old, American Indian residents: 38.9 years old, Asian residents: 43.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.1 years old, Other race residents: 28.4 years old)
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, Ball, Glenmora, Lecompte, Boyce, Woodworth, Deville, Cheneyville, Forest Hill.
Neighboring counties: Brazos County, Texas , Coleman County, Texas
, Houston County, Texas
, McCulloch County, Texas
, Runnels County, Texas
, Schleicher County, Texas
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Here: | 5.9% |
Louisiana: | 8.1% |
Current college students: 4,620
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,027 (45.4% naturalized citizens)
Rapides Parish: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 4.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1,1602010 or later
- 7972000 to 2009
- 5931990 to 1999
- 4541980 to 1989
- 2811970 to 1979
- 344Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 37,950
- One, attached: 834
- Two: 2,109
- 3 or 4: 1,133
- 5 to 9: 3,199
- 10 to 19: 1,123
- 20 to 49: 484
- 50 or more: 575
- Mobile homes: 11,259
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 65
Housing units in Rapides Parish with a mortgage: 16,000 (192 second mortgage, 521 home equity loan, 138 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,098
Here: | 51.6% with mortgage |
State: | 51.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Rapides Parish
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 58,827 | 172 |
Catholic | 21,160 | 20 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,844 | 29 |
Black Protestant | 5,561 | 23 |
Other | 1,813 | 11 |
None | 38,408 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Rapides Parish: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 1.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Rapides Parish: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Louisiana: | 4.49 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Rapides Parish: | 11.7% |
Louisiana: | 10.9% |
Rapides Parish: | 30.3% |
State: | 29.2% |
Here: | 10.2% |
State: | 13.7% |
Agriculture in Rapides Parish:
Average size of farms: 202 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66,976
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $689.32
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.98%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $57,078
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 39.58%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61,939
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.96%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.40
Corn for grain: 6597 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 776 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 18735 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 14890 harvested acres
Vegetables: 141 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 641 acres
Earthquake activity:
Rapides Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 207% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 120.6 miles away from Rapides Parish center
On 9/2/2013 at 23:51:15, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 123.4 miles away from the county center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 385.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/2/2013 at 21:52:38, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 130.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/25/2013 at 07:01:19, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 114.8 miles away from Rapides Parish center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 439.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Louisiana Hurricane Delta, Incident Period: October 6, 2020 - October 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4570, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Laura, Incident Period: August 22, 2020 - August 27, 2020, FEMA Id: 4559, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4484-LA: March 24, 2020, FEMA Id: 4484, Natural disaster type: Other
- Louisiana Flooding, Incident Period: May 10, 2019 - July 24, 2019, FEMA Id: 4462, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Louisiana Tropical Storm Harvey, Incident Period: August 28, 2017 - September 10, 2017, FEMA Id: 4345, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 08, 2016 to April 08, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4263: March 13, 2016, FEMA Id: 4263, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 18, 2015 to June 20, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4228: July 13, 2015, FEMA Id: 4228, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: September 01, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1786: September 02, 2008, FEMA Id: 1786, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 11, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3289: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3289, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Louisiana Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to November 01, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1607: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1607, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Rapides Parish (26) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 10, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Tropical Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48,466 (83.3%)
- Carpooled: 5,007 (8.6%)
- Bus: 906 (1.6%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 14 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 1,247 (2.1%)
- Bicycle: 104 (0.2%)
- Walked: 1,133 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,275 (2.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (32%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Healthcare support occupations (14%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (28%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
- Philippines (6%)
- Laos (4%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- Pakistan (3%)
- American (29%)
- English (3%)
- French (except Basque) (3%)
- Irish (2%)
- German (1%)
- French Canadian (1%)
- Italian (1%)
People in group quarters in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2000:
- 1,373 people in nursing homes
- 856 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 728 people in state prisons
- 588 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 466 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 287 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 270 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 252 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 204 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 132 people in halfway houses
- 76 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 56 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 52 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 48 people in institutions for the deaf
- 45 people in institutions for the blind
- 29 people in other group homes
- 21 people in religious group quarters
- 9 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 9 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 4 people in unknown juvenile institutions
People in group quarters in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 2010:
- 1,094 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 717 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 586 people in state prisons
- 567 people in group homes intended for adults
- 487 people in college/university student housing
- 244 people in correctional residential facilities
- 196 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 153 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 142 people in military barracks and dormitories (nondisciplinary)
- 92 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 80 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 71 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 66 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 6 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
4.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,247 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.47% |
Louisiana average: | 6.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.76% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($24,913 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($17,334 average AGI)
Rapides Parish: 1.70% Louisiana average: 2.30%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Grant Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Avoyelles Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Natchitoches Parish, LA | ![]() |
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
from Vernon Parish, LA | ![]() |
from Lafayette Parish, LA | ![]() |
4.93% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,769 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.93% |
Louisiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.77% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($23,430 average AGI)
2.16% relocated to other states ($22,339 average AGI)
Rapides Parish: 2.16% Louisiana average: 2.61%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Grant Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Avoyelles Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Lafayette Parish, LA | ![]() |
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Natchitoches Parish, LA | ![]() |
to Vernon Parish, LA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 22,307 (16,781 aged, 5,526 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 4,856 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Rapides Parish, Louisiana in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (3,160)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,785)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,707)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (1,388)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,285)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (1,265)
- Congestive heart failure (1,071)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (783)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (604)
- Unspecified dementia (545)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,695
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 729
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 128,542
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,511
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,076
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 69
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 85.1. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 57.1
- Other - 28.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 97.4. This is less than state average.
- Firearm - 70.5
- Other - 26.9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 129,648- Male householders: 21,566 (6,198 living alone), Female householders: 27,409 (7,481 living alone)
19,257 spouses (18,680 opposite-sex spouses), 3,325 unmarried partners, (3,317 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 39,999 children (37,549 natural, 403 adopted, 2,047 stepchildren), 3,840 grandchildren, 2,076 brothers or sisters, 1,373 parents, 0 foster children, 2,660 other relatives, 3,924 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 4,219
Size of family households: 15,400 2-persons, 7,718 3-persons, 6,250 4-persons, 1,976 5-persons, 967 6-persons, 356 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 13,679 1-person, 2,629 2-persons.
15,745 married couples with children.
12,349 single-parent households (803 men, 11,546 women).
94.3% of residents of Rapides speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $930,142,000 ($7,266 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
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 10,219Here: | 80 per 1000 residents |
State: | 78 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 7,267
Here: | 57 per 1000 residents |
State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +412
Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,094
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 29.27 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.4 |
- Year house built in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 2,6182014 or later
- 4,0912010 to 2013
- 6,4842000 to 2009
- 7,6551990 to 1999
- 7,4071980 to 1989
- 11,0521970 to 1979
- 6,6971960 to 1969
- 6,3151950 to 1959
- 4,5681940 to 1949
- 1,8441939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 691 room
- 1362 rooms
- 7423 rooms
- 3,8094 rooms
- 6,6255 rooms
- 7,2456 rooms
- 5,4987 rooms
- 2,8528 rooms
- 4,1229+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 631 room
- 3882 rooms
- 2,6613 rooms
- 6,3644 rooms
- 3,7505 rooms
- 2,9466 rooms
- 8727 rooms
- 6268 rooms
- 2079+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 140no bedroom
- 4141 bedroom
- 4,2322 bedrooms
- 18,3243 bedrooms
- 6,7874 bedrooms
- 1,2015+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 63no bedroom
- 1,9191 bedroom
- 7,9792 bedrooms
- 6,2263 bedrooms
- 1,4174 bedrooms
- 2735+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Rapides Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,477no vehicle
- 10,3681 vehicle
- 13,6792 vehicles
- 3,8253 vehicles
- 1,4984 vehicles
- 2515+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Rapides Parish in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,471no vehicle
- 9,3761 vehicle
- 3,6472 vehicles
- 7243 vehicles
- 5794 vehicles
- 805+ vehicles
86.0% of Rapides Parish residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Louisiana.
Rapides Parish: | 86.0% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 107,599
- Other state: 17,091
- Northeast: 1,126
- Midwest: 2,791
- South: 10,755
- West: 2,419
- 61.4%Electricity
- 33.5%Utility gas
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Wood
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 70.6%Electricity
- 27.0%Utility gas
- 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.4%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 17.4% |
Louisiana: | 16.9% |
Here: | 12.0% |
Louisiana: | 16.2% |
Here: | 33.0% |
Louisiana: | 15.8% |
Rapides Parish government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,735,000
- Charges - Other: $3,631,000
Parking Facilities: $41,000
- Construction - Libraries: $816,000
Water Utilities: $234,000
Parks and Recreation: $219,000
Police Protection: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $22,083,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,367,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,200,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,005,000
Financial Administration: $6,450,000
Water Utilities: $3,267,000
Libraries: $3,131,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,200,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $129,000
Water Utilities: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,709,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $657,000
Sale of Property: $283,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Donations From Private Sources: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $772,000
Correctional Institutions: $460,000
Local Fire Protection: $229,000
Financial Administration: $172,000
Water Utilities: $132,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $85,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
Libraries: $38,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,078,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,519,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $20,858,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $162,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,397,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $228,000
Rapides Parish government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,735,000
- Charges - Other: $3,631,000
Parking Facilities: $41,000
- Construction - Libraries: $816,000
Water Utilities: $234,000
Parks and Recreation: $219,000
Police Protection: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $22,083,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,367,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,200,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,005,000
Financial Administration: $6,450,000
Water Utilities: $3,267,000
Libraries: $3,131,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,200,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $129,000
Water Utilities: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,709,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $657,000
Sale of Property: $283,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Donations From Private Sources: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $772,000
Correctional Institutions: $460,000
Local Fire Protection: $229,000
Financial Administration: $172,000
Water Utilities: $132,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $85,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
Libraries: $38,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,078,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,519,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $20,858,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $162,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,397,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $228,000
Rapides Parish government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,735,000
- Charges - Other: $3,631,000
Parking Facilities: $41,000
- Construction - Libraries: $816,000
Water Utilities: $234,000
Parks and Recreation: $219,000
Police Protection: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $22,083,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,367,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,200,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,005,000
Financial Administration: $6,450,000
Water Utilities: $3,267,000
Libraries: $3,131,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,200,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $129,000
Water Utilities: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,709,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $657,000
Sale of Property: $283,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Donations From Private Sources: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $772,000
Correctional Institutions: $460,000
Local Fire Protection: $229,000
Financial Administration: $172,000
Water Utilities: $132,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $85,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
Libraries: $38,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,078,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,519,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $20,858,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $162,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,397,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $228,000
Rapides Parish government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,735,000
- Charges - Other: $3,631,000
Parking Facilities: $41,000
- Construction - Libraries: $816,000
Water Utilities: $234,000
Parks and Recreation: $219,000
Police Protection: $57,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,000
Financial Administration: $12,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $22,083,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,367,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,200,000
Local Fire Protection: $10,005,000
Financial Administration: $6,450,000
Water Utilities: $3,267,000
Libraries: $3,131,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $2,200,000
Parks and Recreation: $276,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $28,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $129,000
Water Utilities: $108,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,170,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,709,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $657,000
Sale of Property: $283,000
General Revenue - Other: $258,000
Donations From Private Sources: $47,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $772,000
Correctional Institutions: $460,000
Local Fire Protection: $229,000
Financial Administration: $172,000
Water Utilities: $132,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $85,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $77,000
Libraries: $38,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,078,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,519,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $710,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $197,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $20,858,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $13,118,000
Motor Vehicle License: $162,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,397,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $228,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 6,687
- Number of aged recipients: 540
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 6,147
- Number of recipients under 18: 1,257
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 4,251
- Number of recipients older than 64: 1,179
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,174
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,705
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 34 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 635 | $146,243 | 687 | $119,852 | 1,832 | $132,243 | 320 | $37,844 | 23 | $654,826 | 494 | $90,617 | 298 | $43,104 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 34 | $121,029 | 53 | $92,717 | 140 | $133,843 | 28 | $48,143 | 0 | $0 | 19 | $72,000 | 37 | $58,216 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 110 | $129,182 | 223 | $74,350 | 651 | $127,661 | 190 | $21,705 | 2 | $986,500 | 56 | $72,857 | 163 | $48,387 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 55 | $130,182 | 64 | $126,422 | 335 | $141,287 | 18 | $96,611 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $77,588 | 18 | $52,833 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 22 | $122,682 | 26 | $89,462 | 135 | $141,822 | 15 | $67,400 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $52,353 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 25 full tracts) | ||||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | D) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A & B) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 72 | $168,097 | 46 | $189,413 | 4 | $74,750 | 1 | $81,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 18 | $156,667 | 20 | $221,450 | 1 | $50,000 | 1 | $315,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 10 | $164,000 | 21 | $215,714 | 3 | $120,667 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $171,000 | 5 | $209,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $144,000 | 2 | $281,000 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Most common first names in Rapides Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 858 | 78.4 years |
James | 823 | 71.0 years |
John | 753 | 72.0 years |
William | 638 | 73.6 years |
Robert | 494 | 68.5 years |
Willie | 436 | 72.7 years |
Charles | 389 | 69.4 years |
Joseph | 368 | 72.2 years |
George | 362 | 72.7 years |
Henry | 334 | 73.3 years |
Most common last names in Rapides Parish, LA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 631 | 73.2 years |
Smith | 555 | 74.5 years |
Williams | 550 | 72.2 years |
Jones | 390 | 71.9 years |
Brown | 251 | 70.7 years |
Davis | 231 | 72.5 years |
Jackson | 201 | 72.0 years |
White | 197 | 74.3 years |
Miller | 172 | 74.2 years |
Wilson | 172 | 71.7 years |
Businesses in Rapides Parish, LA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 3 | La Quinta | 1 | |
Academy Sports + Outdoors | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
Ace Hardware | 3 | Lane Furniture | 3 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lowe's | 2 | |
Albertsons | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
Arby's | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Mazda | 1 | |
AutoZone | 4 | McDonald's | 7 | |
Avenue | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 6 | |
Best Western | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Budget Car Rental | 2 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Burger King | 7 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Catherines | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Circle K | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Popeyes | 4 | |
Comfort Suites | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Ramada | 1 | |
Days Inn | 2 | Rite Aid | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Rue21 | 2 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Ryan's Grill | 2 | |
Express | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 6 | |
FedEx | 22 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | Sears | 3 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Sephora | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sleep Inn | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Forever 21 | 1 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
GNC | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
GameStop | 4 | Subway | 12 | |
Goodwill | 4 | Super 8 | 2 | |
H&R Block | 6 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Havertys Furniture | 1 | Talbots | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | U-Haul | 7 | |
IHOP | 1 | UPS | 22 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Justice | 1 | Walgreens | 4 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kmart | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Kroger | 1 | YMCA | 2 |
Rapides Parish on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"