COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Red River Parish

Louisiana · 9,387 residents · 389 sq mi

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Red River Parish is home to 9,387 people in Louisiana. 35.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $35,100. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 32% less than in Louisiana as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,387

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

389 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(778)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(964)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(757)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(682)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(590)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(1,358)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,186)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(860)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(757)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(765)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(579)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(111)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,831

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,153 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,213

−40%vs 2000

vs $12,119 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.1%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,100

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic57.6%(5,540)

Black40.5%(3,899)

Hispanic / Latino1%(97)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.5%(5,773)

Black38.2%(3,586)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(54)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(138)

Ancestry

American22.9%(1,708)

Irish5.8%(429)

English4.5%(338)

German2.8%(206)

French1.7%(128)

Scotch-Irish1%(74)

Subsaharan African0.9%(65)

Italian0.8%(61)

Russian0.5%(40)

West Indian0.5%(34)

Jamaican0.5%(34)

French Canadian0.4%(33)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Romanian0.4%(33)

Dutch0.4%(31)

Welsh0.4%(27)

British0.2%(18)

Scottish0.2%(16)

Swiss0.1%(6)

Polish0.1%(5)

Czech0%(3)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.4%

−10.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 23.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(959)

Married55.3%(1,609)

Widowed2.7%(78)

Divorced9.1%(264)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(883)

Married47.3%(1,485)

Widowed15.5%(488)

Divorced9.1%(286)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−14.3 ptssince 2013

from 22.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

57.3%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)27%(64)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)54%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.2%(55)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 237 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.

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