---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Rapides Parish, LA"
classification: county
fips: "22079"
state: "LA"
demographics:
  population: 127527
  population_under_18: 31881
  population_18_64: 73960
  population_65_plus: 21686
  median_household_income: 54967
  poverty_rate: 19.9
  homeownership_rate: 64.83
  unemployment_rate: 5.15
  median_home_value: 181100
  gini_index: 0.4801
  vacancy_rate: 16.42
  race_white: 77228
  race_black: 39248
  race_asian: 1433
  race_native: 667
  hispanic: 5386
  bachelors_plus: 27300
districts:
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/04"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.5143
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/06"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4848
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/30"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2935
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/32"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.207
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/29"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1794
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/31"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1678
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/28"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.1048
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/senate/35"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0476
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/38"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.4209
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/25"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2944
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.2504
  - to: "us/states/la/districts/house/26"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.0341
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, la]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Rapides Parish, LA

County jurisdiction — 2 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 127527 |
| Under 18 | 31881 |
| 18–64 | 73960 |
| 65+ | 21686 |
| Median household income | 54967 |
| Poverty rate | 19.9 |
| Homeownership rate | 64.83 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.15 |
| Median home value | 181100 |
| Gini index | 0.4801 |
| Vacancy rate | 16.42 |
| White | 77228 |
| Black | 39248 |
| Asian | 1433 |
| Native | 667 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 5386 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 27300 |

## Districts

- [LA-04](/us/states/la/districts/04.md) — 51% (congressional)
- [LA-06](/us/states/la/districts/06.md) — 48% (congressional)
- [LA Senate District 30](/us/states/la/districts/senate/30.md) — 29% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 32](/us/states/la/districts/senate/32.md) — 21% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 29](/us/states/la/districts/senate/29.md) — 18% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 31](/us/states/la/districts/senate/31.md) — 17% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 28](/us/states/la/districts/senate/28.md) — 10% (state senate)
- [LA Senate District 35](/us/states/la/districts/senate/35.md) — 5% (state senate)
- [LA House District 38](/us/states/la/districts/house/38.md) — 42% (state house)
- [LA House District 25](/us/states/la/districts/house/25.md) — 29% (state house)
- [LA House District 27](/us/states/la/districts/house/27.md) — 25% (state house)
- [LA House District 26](/us/states/la/districts/house/26.md) — 3% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries