Rapides Parish

Rapides Parish has 127,527 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $54,967, 10% below the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $181,100, and 23% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

127,527residentsACS 2020–2024

$54,967median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$181,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Rapides Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Rapides Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with Rapides Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 17 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
71301	17,035	$43K	$161K	48%	21%	87%	18 min
71302	13,579	$35K	$110K	57%	14%	84%	23 min
71303	25,138	$67K	$244K	56%	33%	91%	19 min
71325	1,273	$48K	$162K	72%	16%	74%	28 min
71328	7,614	$56K	$154K	87%	18%	77%	31 min
71346	2,555	$48K	$174K	77%	22%	82%	30 min
71359	219	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	–	–	6 min
71360	34,653	$61K	$208K	68%	23%	87%	21 min
71405	5,361	$76K	$179K	82%	30%	93%	19 min
71409	6,135	$62K	$171K	78%	13%	87%	29 min
71424	1,439	$56K	$115K	96%	20%	87%	33 min
71427	172	$49K	$152K	87%	0%	48%	57 min
71430	2,757	$64K	$180K	67%	21%	92%	25 min
71433	4,084	$46K	$175K	74%	16%	83%	43 min
71447	1,010	$44K	$67K	93%	19%	80%	39 min
71466	209	$-666667K	$162K	100%	0%	89%	47 min
71485	2,890	$82K	$304K	76%	41%	98%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

127,527 residents in 48,954 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

25%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

41%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

58,573 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $181,100 (±$8,652).

65%

of households own their home

68%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

15%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$950

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201911%

2000–200913%

1990–199912%

1980–198913%

1970–197916%

1960–196912%

1950–195910%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,192.

$54,967

median household income

19.9%

of people live below the poverty line

5.1%

unemployment rate

23%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

10%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates