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Rapides Parish is 2nd in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Size in square miles

Rapides Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Current population (2012)

Rapides Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Households

Rapides Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Housing units

Rapides Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Rapides Parish is 10th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Rapides Parish is 10th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Retail sales

Rapides Parish is 11th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Rapides Parish is 11th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Rapides Parish is 12th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Current population (2012) 132,373 9th 4,601,893 313,914,040
Size in square miles 1,318.0 2nd 43,203.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 99.9 17th 104.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 20th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.6% 18th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.2% 29th 12.9% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 81.8% 18th 81.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.5% 15th 21.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Race - White 64.1% 37th 63.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 32.1% 29th 32.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9% 14th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.3% 14th 1.7% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 60th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 14th 1.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.7% 26th 4.5% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 61.9% 36th 59.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Female residents 51.7% 13th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.3% 22nd 3.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Housing units 55,857 9th 1,978,848 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.3% 12th 18.1% 25.9%
Households 47,418 9th 1,675,097 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 67.2% 52nd 67.9% 66.1%
Home median value $113,500 23rd $135,400 $186,200
People per household 2.7 25th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 447 11th 13,018 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Income per capita $21,959 23rd $23,853 $27,915
Income per household $40,470 27th $44,086 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.8% 34th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Rapides Parish Rank Louisiana US
Non-farm private establishments 3,216 9th 103,216 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 46,766 10th 1,617,229 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 9,586 12th 375,808 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,910,244 10th $56,543,203 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,369 11th $12,921 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 64th $9,729,869 $613,795,732

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