Red River Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of Red River Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Red River Parish is a small, rural Louisiana parish of 7,529 residents that produces a notably high GDP per capita of $112,546 against median worker earnings of just $31,519, suggesting concentrated output in capital-intensive industries rather than broad wage distribution. The labor force is limited, with only 48.2% participation and 11.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate sits at 3.2%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $103,200 and median gross rent of $731/month—but a 29.4% poverty rate and 12.6% population decline over five years reflect significant structural pressure on the local economy.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-12.6% since 2018
Red River Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone4,242 (57.0%)
- Black or African American Alone2,998 (40.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races176 (2.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race25 (0.3%)
- Some Other Race Alone2 (0.0%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone0 (0.0%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance785
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services316
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining293
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)293
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)269
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations728
- 2.Service Occupations673
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations477
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations476
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations450
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.