Rapides Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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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

Mean price in 2019:

Detached 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

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

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%)

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 .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Rapides Parish

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Rapides Parish:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.47% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,247 average adjusted gross income)

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%

from Grant Parish, LA	0.58% ($41,504 average AGI)
from Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.28% ($37,076)
from Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.19% ($32,044)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.16% ($41,167)
from Harris County, TX	0.15% ($30,164)
from Vernon Parish, LA	0.15% ($54,169)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.12% ($38,719)

4.93% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,769 average adjusted gross income)

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%

to Grant Parish, LA	0.62% ($37,159 average AGI)
to Avoyelles Parish, LA	0.28% ($35,859)
to Harris County, TX	0.20% ($47,365)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.20% ($44,436)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.19% ($46,571)
to Natchitoches Parish, LA	0.12% ($58,263)
to Vernon Parish, LA	0.11% ($46,981)

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Rapides Parish

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

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)

• 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 houses/apartments in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Louisiana in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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 (PM_2.5) 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"