Red Chute is a city of 6,526 people in Louisiana. 87% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 42% more than in Louisiana as a whole. The foreign-born share is 4%. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $219,100. Median rent is $2,095 a month.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,124, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Red Chute
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$193,686 → $219,100(+13%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree26.8% → 34.3%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.5% → 6.0%(+4.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Red Chute's population equals 5.0% of Bossier Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.4% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)31.2%(143)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.7%(150)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.8%(224)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.1%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 459 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Red Chute, decade by decade
Red Chute population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,431
$98,002
$193,686
26.8%
19.9
2000
5,984
$99,914
$174,697
25.0%
29.5
2010
6,261
$104,704
$222,691
20.7%
40.2
2020
7,065
$64,930
$197,441
23.1%
56.2
2024
6,526
$86,124
$219,100
34.3%
48.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
