Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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State Health Department
- Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals: Office of Public Health, Baton Rouge
Population:
- Total Population: 126,337
- Males: 60,304
- Females: 66,033
Ethnicity:
- White: 83,032
- Black/African American: 38,660
- Hispanic: 1,338
- Native American/Eskimo: 687
- Asian: 1,090
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 66
- Other: 126
- 2 or more: 1,338
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (111,805)
- French (2,020)
- Spanish (1,665)
- Arabic (295)
- Vietnamese (240)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 1,969
- Mexico (397)
- Vietnam (200)
- India (152)
- Germany (149)
- United Kingdom (127)
- Philippines (124)
- Japan (100)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (43,866)
- Catholic Church (21,089)
- United Methodist Church, The (5,408)
- Episcopal Church (1,232)
- Assemblies of God (834)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 57,273
- Sensory: 6,588
- Physical: 14,095
- Mental: 8,628
- Self-care: 5,230
- Go outside home: 10,766
- Employment: 12,260
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 1,969
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 47,120
- Utility gas: 19,671
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,786
- Electricity: 23,936
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 79
- Coal or Coke: 1
- Wood: 486
- Solar Energy: 6
- Other fuel: 45
- No fuel used: 110
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 80,396
- No vehicle: 7,139
- 1 or more vehicle: 73,257
Education Attainment:
- No School: 1,668
- No High School: 5,618
- Some High School: 12,975
- High School: 26,938
- Some College: 16,486
- Associate's Degree: 2,921
- College Degree: 8,475
- Master's Degree: 3,122
- Professional Degree: 1,199
- Doctoral Degree: 409
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 47,120
- Owners with phone: 31,335
- Owners without phone: 720
- Renters with phone: 13,676
- Renters without phone: 1,389
10 closest counties:
- Grant Parish, Louisiana
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Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
71301, 71302, 71303, 71306, 71307, 71309, 71315, 71325, 71328, 71330, 71346, 71348, 71359, 71360, 71361, 71365, 71405, 71409, 71424, 71427, 71430, 71431, 71433, 71438, 71447, 71448, 71455, 71466, 71472, 71477, 71485
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- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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